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Thank Virat Kohli for his tremendous performance as T20I captain: Ganguly

Thank Virat Kohli for his tremendous performance as T20I captain: Ganguly

TIL Desk Sports/ The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has thanked Virat Kohli for his tremendous performance as the T20I captain. He also said that the decision Kohli’s decision to step down as T20 captain was made keeping in the future roadmap.

On Thursday, Kohli announced via a statement that he will be quitting as the T20I skipper after the mens T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE in October and November.

“Virat has been a true asset for Indian Cricket and has led with aplomb. He is one of the most successful captains in all the formats. The decision has been made keeping in mind the future roadmap.

We thank Virat for his tremendous performance as the T20I Captain. We wish him all the best for the upcoming World Cup and beyond and hope that he continues to score plenty of runs for India,” said Ganguly in a statement issued by the BCCI on Thursday.

BCCI’s Honorary Secretary Jay Shah said that he had been in discussions with Kohli and the leadership team for the last six months. Incidentally, Shah had said to two days ago that there will be no captaincy change as far as the team in performing.

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