Virat Kohli Informed Rahul Dravid First, Confirmed Resignation To Jay Shah In The Afternoon - Reports

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli had informed team India head coach, Rahul Dravid, about his decision to step down the position before revealing the same to BCCI Secretary, Jay Shah in the afternoon.

Kohli’s news came as a shock to the cricketing fraternity on Saturday evening. Having stepped down as the T20I captain followed by subsequent sacking in ODIs, Kohli was expected to carry on in the longest format of the game.

However, it wasn’t to be as the 33-year-old confirmed the news via social media. He is by far the most successful Test captain for India and is also the skipper with the best ODI win % for India.

According to Times Now, Kohli told Dravid about the news a day after the series loss in South Africa. He followed it up with a call to Shah in the afternoon, before making the decision public in the evening.

“The way he left is a bit sad” – Kiran More on Virat Kohli

Known mostly as a bowlers’ captain, Kohli was thought to want to continue at least in Tests. However, without any sort of warning, the way Kohli decided to relinquish captaincy turned out to be a bit sad, as per former cricketer Kiran More.

“The way he has left is a bit sad. The way people have treated him, and I am not talking of the BCCI, and criticised him was not fair. He has played a lot of cricket, he has done well for India. The way he played any form of cricket, he had that quality. He always showed the character that he wanted to win.”

“Let’s not forget he is a World Cup winner (2011). He has got 70 international hundreds and is a special player. I am disappointed with the way people were talking about him and the way his captaincy was criticised. For me, he is a legend. Performance-wise, we cannot touch him. The way people were criticising him was not good,” More mentioned.

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