After the unexpected series loss to South Africa, it was known that a few things would change in Indian Cricket. However, not many predicted that Virat Kohli would give up his Test captaincy. On Saturday, exactly that happened. In this article, we take a look at the heart-warming tweet by Wasim Jaffer after Virat Kohli quits Test captaincy.
Virat Kohli quits Test captaincy
After taking over mid-tour in 2014, Virat Kohli took India from No.7 to No.1 in the Test Rankings. Earlier, winning an overseas Test was an achievement for India. However, under Virat Kohli, it became a habit. In 68 games that he captained, Virat gave India 40 wins. This is the highest record by any Indian Test skipper.
While him moving away from limited-overs captaincy was understandable, Virat shocked everyone by giving up his Test captaincy, as well. He made the statement after India lost the series to South Africa. India will now have a tough task ahead to appoint a leader of the team.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 15, 2022
Wasim Jaffer sums up Virat’s Test captaincy stint in a beautiful way
Wasim Jaffer has become popular for the way he expresses his opinions on Twitter. While he usually takes to the lighter side of things, when it is a sensitive topic, he wins over with his usage of words. After Virat Kohli quit his Test captaincy, the former India opener had a few words to say about Virat’s stint as the captain.
When Virat took over as Test captain, India winning a test overseas was an achievement, now if India lose an overseas test series it is an upset. And that's how far he has taken Indian cricket forward, and that will be his legacy. Congratulations on successful reign @imVkohli 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/My2MOXNwMc
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 15, 2022
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India will have a few hard months with respect to Test cricket. While it initially seemed that the focus will be on improving the batting department, the management will now have to concentrate on leadership, as well. For Virat, though, all responsibilities regarding captaincy is now a thing of the past. To overcome the lean patch with the bat will be high on his agenda.
