BCCI pays tribute to Virat Kohli on his end as India Test Captain

Virat Kohli ended his seven year reign as the most successful Test Captain of India after an unexpected 1-2 series loss against South Africa. On a statement by BCCI said, “Virat Kohli is one of the finest captains and once in a generation cricketer”.  

And many more like BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly gave their valuable remark on Virat Kohli

Kohli’s relation with the BCCI recently made headlines when the batter quit T20 captaincy and was later sacked as ODI captain. Ganguly had said they had requested Kohli to stay back till the T20 World Cup, a claim which Kohli contradicted. Kohli has been the most successful Test captain India has ever produced. After taking over the reins from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he led India in 68 Test matches and secured 40 wins at a win percentage of 58.82.

As Test captain, he registered his first series win against Sri Lanka in 2015, a victory that India registered in the Emerald Island after 22 years.

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