On Wednesday, the BCCI appointed Rohit Sharma as India’s new limited-overs captain, ending Virat Kohli’s stint as the country’s limited-overs skipper. The spectators witnessed a change in leadership in the shortest format of the game last month, after which the Men in Blue beat New Zealand 3-0 at home. But what happened on December 8 signaled the beginning of a new age.
The Indian cricket team will employ the concept of dual leadership, with one man leading the side in white-ball cricket and the other in red-ball cricket. With the start of the South Africa tour, Kohli will captain the team in the three-match Test series, with Rohit as vice-captain.
2017: Mahendra Singh Dhoni startled his supporters by standing down as captain and being replaced by Virat Kohli, who had already led the side in Tests. Kohli’s leadership career began with the limited-overs series against England at home. Yuvraj Singh made his comeback at Cuttack. In 2018, India lost their first ODI series under Kohli’s leadership in England. After winning the three-match T20I series, Kohli and his squad thrashed England in the first One-Day International in Nottingham. Eoin Morgan and his colleagues, on the other hand, immediately rebounded and won the remaining two games to win the series 2-1.
During their journey in 2018-19, Kohli’s India rewrote history in Australia. They won the first-ever Test series in Australia, followed by a 2-1 victory in the three-match ODI series. This was a remarkable series not just for the players, but also for the audience.
Australia-India trip in 2020: It was a brief series of three one-day internationals, which India won 2-1. It had been a long time since India had visited when he hit his best ODI score of 150. The series was won by India 2-1.
Virat Kohli’s first ICC competition as captain of India’s senior men’s squad was the Champions Trophy 2017. He took the initiative and guided his team to the championship game. In the competition, he hit three half-centuries. Unfortunately, the squad was defeated by arch-rivals Pakistan in the grand final by a massive margin of 180 runs.
Defeated England 2-1 at home in 2021: India’s impressive campaign against England at home concluded earlier this year with a 2-1 series triumph. This was Kohli’s final ODI assignment as India’s captain.
During his tenure, India played 95 games and won 65 of them. The Men in Blue were defeated in 27 games. During this time, Kohli had 21 centuries and an average of 72.
