New Delhi: The former Indian team coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday said that Virat Kohli could hold his head high for what he managed to achieve as the test captain.
Shastri’s statement came when Kohli retreated when the captain of the Indian test after leading the party for seven years.
“Virat, you can go with your head tall.
Some have achieved what you have as captain.
Definitely the most aggressive and successful India.
Sad days for me personally because this is the team we built together – @imvkohli,” Tweeted Shastri .
Virat, you can go with your head high.
Some have achieved what you have as captain.
Definitely in India the most …
https://t.co/vpyz7USDHR- Ravi Shastri (@RavishastriOFC) 1642258565000kohli holds a note for most tests of tests as Indian test captain (68) and he also holds a record for most tests by A captain of India (40).
Only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh have won more matches than Kohli as captain in the cricket test.
Announced his decision on Twitter to leave the test captain, Kohli said: “It’s been 7 years hard work, hard work, and endless perseverance every day to take the team in the right direction.
I have done work with absolute honesty and doesn’t leave it out there.
Everything must stop at several stages and for me as the Indian test captain, now.
There are many UPSs and also some destroyed throughout the trip, but there has never been a lack of effort or lack of confidence.
I always believe to give me 120 percent in everything I do.
, and if I can’t do that, I know it’s not the right thing to do.
I have absolute clarity in my heart and I can’t be honest with my team..
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Kohli was appointed as the captain of the test in 2014 when Ms Dhoni fell in the middle of the series against Australia.
“I want to thank BCCI for giving me the opportunity to lead my country for a long time and more important for all.
The teammate who bought into my bad vision for the team from the first day and never gave up in what situation even , Thank you very much to Ms Dhoni who believes in me as a captain and finds me to become an individual who can take Indian cricket that can take forward Indian cricket, “he added.
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Kohli first led the team in a cricket test in 2014 against Australia.
His last game as captain was the Cape Town test in South Africa, which was lost by India by seven goal.
Filling MS Dhoni shoes will not be easy, but Kohli took the leadership with a storm, and quickly, he strengthened himself as one of the best thinkers seen by the state in the cricket test.
Leadership also took out the best in Kohli and saw the dough register seven second centuries in the longest game format.
Kohli also holds a record to print the most test centuries (20) as Indian captain.