Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s Test skipper on Saturday (January 15). The news shocked cricket fans and experts all around the world. Kohli was the captain of India in all three formats until November 2021. He left the T20I captaincy last year after ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Later, BCCI also removed him as ODI skipper, as they wanted the same player to lead India in the limited-overs format. Rohit Sharma, who owns the captainship of Team India in ODIs and T20I, is also the front runner to become the new Test captain of India. During his tenure, Virat Kohli backed a few players in his squad.
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Now, since Kohli won’t have any say in the team’s selection, there might be some players whose Test career might be affected. Here we talk about 3 Indian players whose Test careers might end after Virat Kohli stepped down as Test skipper.
3 Indian Players Whose Test Careers Might End After Virat Kohli’s Step Down As The Test Captain
3. Ajinkya Rahane
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Ajinkya Rahane is the first player on this list. Until last year, Ajinkya Rahane was the vice-captain for India in Tests. He also led India to historic 2-1 victory against Australia early last year. However, his consistent flop show with the bat forced BCCI to snub him as the Test vice-captain. Last year, Rahane scored 479 runs in 23 Test innings at an average of 20.82 and only 2 half-centuries.
Virat Kohli backed Rahane in spite of his poor batting performance for almost a year. In the recent IND vs SA Test series, India’s poor batting was one of the crucial reasons for their defeat. Ajinkya Rahane also got a lot of criticism for his poor batting show during the series. With the ouster of Virat Kohli, Rahane’s career might be adversely affected.