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How Indian players reacted to Virat Kohli's departure as Test skipper

Harshit

16 Jan 2022 20:04 IST

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Virat Kohli had stepped down as India Test captain on Saturday leaving the entire cricketing world in shock. Kohli is India's most successful Test captain when it comes to number of wins overall.

Kohli had captained India in 68 Test matches and won 40 matches.

Here are the reactions of players after Kohli left India's captaincy.

Integrity, insight and inclusivity.

Your contribution to the team as captain is invaluable, you’ve been a great leader to this side. It’s been a pleasure playing under you.🙌 pic.twitter.com/K5iwPIuplZ
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) January 15, 2022

Cricket captains will always be spoken about with respect to their records and the kind of triumphs they managed, but your legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of benchmarks you have set. There will be people who will talk about wins in Australia, England , Sl etc etc
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) January 16, 2022

Virat bhai, you have been an amazing leader and an inspiration, and I know you’ll continue to be one. @imVkohli 🙌 pic.twitter.com/naxNpPHBaV
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) January 16, 2022

Congrats @imVkohli, on a captaincy tenure you can truly be proud of!

You have driven Indian cricket to greater heights, and am sure have a lot more to contribute. Wishing you the very best! 👍 pic.twitter.com/YeO2NLrFSF
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) January 16, 2022

A leader in every sense. Can't thank you enough for all that you've done, Skip. 🇮🇳💙 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/IJlkX6aEoV
— K L Rahul (@klrahul) January 15, 2022

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