Official: Virat Kohli to step down from captaincy after T20 WC

[Adamant]

6 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

From my pre-conceived biases mainly.

 

Oh, ok but You are wrong 

[The Realist]

Could be a cunning ploy to get VC Rahane appointed as T20 captain.

 

Rahane (C) and opener 

[Nash]

3 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Could be a cunning ploy to get VC Rahane appointed as T20 captain.

 

Rahane (C) and opener 

very realist. 

[Suhaan]

@vishalvirsingh
aapne toh Kohli ko nahi bataya ,what ICF actually think of him?

@Lord
may know it

[mishra]

1 hour ago, Gollum said:

BCCI must relieve him of ODI captaincy as well. 

Since thala is in bcci system , Most likely Thala effect/thinking @velu

 

I am happy that kohli has been given one last opportunity to redeem himself by winning a white ball trophy. Whatever the t20 wc result, i feel Kohli will not lead us for icc odi world cup

[kepler37b]

46 minutes ago, nevada said:

Though this is just a token gesture from Kohli with not much impact, something's better than nothing. Hopefully he quits captaining in the other 2 formats also in the near future. He would be doing a huge service to long suffering RCB fans by also quitting IPL captaincy after this season. 

They can hire even bigger star as "Mentor" and clip his wings in the franchise. They should hire Kumble and cut the clown down.

[mishra]

1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

This proves 2 things:

 

1) He is quite selfless and want to improve his batting.

 

2) He is not as powerful as previous captains like Dhoni/Ganguly. It took ages for BCCI to push Dhoni out from captaincy. Remember under Dhoni we lost 4 T20 WCs but he still remained as captained. Kohli getting pushed out even though he has not yet captained in any T20 world cups.

 

I will not be surprised if Kohli retires from all cricket after 2023 world cup. Dont see hi dragging his career like MSD or even Sachin did.

It proves nothing. Dhoni has two Worldcup under his belt. 
 

Kohli has been abject failure right from day 1.

I am just speculating here but I don’t see Kohli has any backing in BCCI circle or senior players. His captaincy career has been most disgusting and disappointing. It serves him perfectly right that he has been told most likely that he will be kicked out of white ball cricket unless he wins t20 wc.

[Ankit_sharma03]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Dravid?  or foreign coach.

kumble

10 seniors complained about him. it wasnt just kohli

[New guy]

From cricinfo 

 

Kohli's decision also comes close on the heels of the BCCI deciding to appoint Dhoni as the team's mentor for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. While Shah did not provide the exact reason why Dhoni was brought on board, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wanted to ensure two things: that he could help the leadership group in their planning, and more importantly also play a key role in selections for matches. While India have been highly successful in all three formats under Kohli, they are yet to win a global trophy during his reign

 

So basically dhoni was brought in to clip Kohli's selection wings and kohli saw the writing on the wall - this part is mine and not from the article

Edited September 16, 2021 by New guy

[nitinbwj]

I hope Kohli works on his batting and strikes at 140 sr atleast 

[The Realist]

1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

The fact that no other RCB player got selected for T20 WC team....shows Kohli dont have much clout in the team selections.

 

MD Dhoni's Indian team used to be filled with CSK players.

 

Only in test cricket Kohli has full freedom.

 

But who in their right mind would pick RCB players? Outside their foreign contingent they are horrible

 

Chahal and Harshal Patel combo would have other teams licking their lips

[ShoonyaSifar]

“He (Virat) is one of the most successful captains in all the formats. The decision has been made keeping in mind the future roadmap,” Sourav Ganguly said in a BCCI statement.
 

Very interesting choice of words there. Looks likeKohli hasn't quit on his own but has been asked to quit.

[Sgattick10]

6 minutes ago, New guy said:

From cricinfo 

 

Kohli's decision also comes close on the heels of the BCCI deciding to appoint Dhoni as the team's mentor for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. While Shah did not provide the exact reason why Dhoni was brought on board, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wanted to ensure two things: that he could help the leadership group in their planning, and more importantly also play a key role in selections for matches. While India have been highly successful in all three formats under Kohli, they are yet to win a global trophy during his reign

 

So basically dhoni was brought in to clip Kohli's selection wings and kohli saw the writing on the wall

Knowing Dhoni's allergy towards fast bowlers we might play 4 spinners alongwith Bhuvi 

[mishra]

1 minute ago, New guy said:

From cricinfo 

 

Kohli's decision also comes close on the heels of the BCCI deciding to appoint Dhoni as the team's mentor for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. While Shah did not provide the exact reason why Dhoni was brought on board, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wanted to ensure two things: that he could help the leadership group in their planning, and more importantly also play a key role in selections for matches. While India have been highly successful in all three formats under Kohli, they are yet to win a global trophy during his reign

 

So basically dhoni was brought in to clip Kohli's selection wings and kohli saw the writing on the wall

As a skipper you are bound/forced to call it a day and he had to see the retirements of our ATGs and near ATGs. He may not have managed egos of ATGs well in some circumstances but him giving last hour to Dada to lead the side in last match or treatment to Tendulkar or other players have been top class. In hindsight, we can say that he could have managed vvs and Dravids retirement better but most likely he was doing it for team India. In contrast kohli has been absolute noob and has only given importance to his financial aspect. Others may disagree but thats how I see it and have made my mind for good.

[Ankit_sharma03]

6 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

I hope Kohli works on his batting and strikes at 140 sr atleast 

his s.r in international is already 139

[Austin 3:!6]

2 minutes ago, New guy said:

From cricinfo 

 

Kohli's decision also comes close on the heels of the BCCI deciding to appoint Dhoni as the team's mentor for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. While Shah did not provide the exact reason why Dhoni was brought on board, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wanted to ensure two things: that he could help the leadership group in their planning, and more importantly also play a key role in selections for matches. While India have been highly successful in all three formats under Kohli, they are yet to win a global trophy during his reign

 

So basically dhoni was brought in to clip Kohli's selection wings and kohli saw the writing on the wall

So basically too many cooks that will spoil the broth. I am afraid too many powerhouses in the dressing room now:

 

Kohli - Captain

Shastri - Coach

Dhoni - Mentor

Rohit - Future captain

 

Its very tough for any captain to work under such environment.

 

Would Dhoni have liked if there were mentors like Dravid/Sachin breathing on his neck when we was captain?

 

Not sure whose idea was to appoint Dhoni as mentor but it may backfire bigtime in T20 world cup.

 

If we win Dhoni will be praised and people will sing pal do pal ka shaayar.

 

If we lose Kohli will be blamed..

 

Wah re

 

If BCCI was unhappy...they could have simply remove Kohli from captaincy post the world cup and appoint Rohit.

 

Now the team is in a bad state for T20 world cup with too many people want to show dadagiri when in reality it should only be captains team.

[New guy]

Just now, Austin 3:!6 said:

So basically too many cooks that will spoil the broth. I am afraid too many powerhouses in the dressing room now:

 

Kohli - Captain

Shastri - Coach

Dhoni - Mentor

Rohit - Future captain

 

Its very tough for any captain to work under such environment.

 

Would Dhoni have liked if there were mentors like Dravid/Sachin breathing on his neck when we was captain?

 

Not sure whose idea was to appoint Dhoni as mentor but it may backfire bigtime in T20 world cup.

 

If we win Dhoni will be praised and people will sing pal do pal ka shaayar.

 

If we lose Kohli will be blamed..

 

Wah re

 

If BCCI was unhappy...they could have simply remove Kohli from captaincy post the world cup and appoint Rohit.

 

Now the team is in a bad state for T20 world cup with too many people want to show dadagiri when in reality it should only be captains team.

Yeah its a very round about way to do things. Kohli was being sidelined, no captain will stand that

[prudent_kreeda]

2 hours ago, New guy said:

Two points

 

1) We barely play t20s so no idea how his stepping down only from this format helps his batting. Should also step down from ODIs

 

2) if its only t20s i don't see any point in making an aged rohit sharma captain, he might not even be around till next t20 WC. Perfect time to have a young captain

 This is factually not correct . Till Dec 2022, we have 24 T20s  scheduled as against 17 50 overs matches . 

[New guy]

Just now, prudent_kreeda said:

 This is factually not correct . Till Dec 2022, we have 24 T20s  scheduled as against 17 50 overs matches . 

How many kohli would have played?

 

But i agree i was wrong

[The Realist]

9 minutes ago, New guy said:

From cricinfo 

 

Kohli's decision also comes close on the heels of the BCCI deciding to appoint Dhoni as the team's mentor for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. While Shah did not provide the exact reason why Dhoni was brought on board, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wanted to ensure two things: that he could help the leadership group in their planning, and more importantly also play a key role in selections for matches. While India have been highly successful in all three formats under Kohli, they are yet to win a global trophy during his reign

 

So basically dhoni was brought in to clip Kohli's selection wings and kohli saw the writing on the wall - this part is mine and not from the article

 

How can a team be deemed highly successful when there is no trophy to show for it?

 

This isn't football when it is hard to win trophies given the number of competing teams. This is cricket which is a 3 team sport at best.