Virat Kohli to step down as T20I captain after ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Indian captain, across all formats of the game, Virat Kohli will step down as T20 captain at the end of the T20 World Cup in October-November this year.

He announced the decision to quit T20 captaincy on Twitter, writing that he took the decision after many discussions with the leadership group within the Indian team.

“Arriving at this decision took a lot of time. After a lot of contemplation and discussions with my close people, Ravi bhai and also Rohit, who has been an essential part of the leadership group, I’ve decided to step down as the T20 captain after this T20 World Cup in Dubai in October,” write Kohli in his official statement.