Kohli may give up white-ball captaincy to focus on batting: Ravi Shastri

TIL Desk Sports/ Former India head coach Ravi Shastri says Virat Kohli might give up captaincy in other formats after doing so in the T20 version to deal with the intense pressure associated with the job, especially in COVID times. Shastri’s tenure with the Indian team ended with an early exit from T20 World Cup.

Kohli, who has been rested for the T20 series and one Test against New Zealand to recover from bubble fatigue, has relinquished captaincy in the shortest format after the showpiece event. Speaking to India Today, Shastri was asked about Kohli giving up captaincy in other formats to manage his workload better.

“In red ball cricket, India have been number one for the last five years under his captaincy, unless, he wants to give it up or he is mentally fatigued where he says he wants to focus on batting, which can happen in the near future.