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Virat Kohli to step down as T20 captain after ICC World T20

Updated on: 17 September,2021 07:15 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Announcement from Kohli comes three days after BCCI said it wasn’t mulling split captaincy

Virat Kohli to step down as T20 captain after ICC World T20

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli on Thursday announced on his social media pages that he will stand down as India’s Twenty20 captain after the World T20.


The announcement put in sharp focus BCCI’s muddled communication, coming days after Treasurer Arun Dhumal rubbished the same claims.


Jay Shah and Arun Dhumal
Jay Shah and Arun Dhumal


Worse, on Thursday, Secretary Jay Shah said in a contradictory statement that he has been discussing the leadership issue with Kohli for ‘the last six months’. Dhumal told mid-day on Thursday he was surprised by the announcement.

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