Stats don't lie! Viru, Shastri, Azhar lead wishes as Kohli steps down as skipper

Virat Kohlis sudden announcement on Saturday to quit Test captaincy stunned the cricketing fraternity which lauded the star batter for his services as India skipper in the longest format of the gameKohli steps down as Indias most successful captain in the format with 40 wins in 68 Tests He also helped the side to a historic Test series win in Australia and took them to the top of the ICC Test rankings Under him India also reached the final of the inaugural ICC World Test ChampionshipThe cricket fraternity including past and present players lauded Kohli for his captaincy in Test cricketMany Congratulations ViratKohli on an outstanding career as Indias Test Captain Stats dont lie amp he was not only the most successful Indian Test Captain but one of the most successful in the world Can be very proud imVkohli amp looking forward to watch u dominate with the bat wrote Virender Sehwag on TwitterMany Congratulations ViratKohli on an outstanding career as Indias Test Captain Stats dont lie amp he was not only the most successful Indian Test Captain but one of the most successful in the world Can be very proud imVkohli amp looking forward to watch u dominate with the batmdash Virender Sehwag virendersehwag January 15 2022Former head coach Ravi Shastri who shared a special bond with Kohli also said that star batter can go with his head held highVirat you can go with your head held high Few have achieved what you have as captain Definitely Indias most aggressive and successful Sad day for me personally as this is the team we built together tweeted Shastri along with his picture with KohliVirat you can go with your head held high Few have achieved what you have as captain Definitely Indias most aggressive and successful Sad day for me personally as this is the team we built together imVkohli pictwittercomlQC3LvekOfmdash Ravi Shastri RaviShastriOfc January 15 2022Congratulations imVkohli on a stunning run as the Indian captain You can be very proud of what you have achieved so far and for sure your name will be up there among the best leaders in world cricket tweeted legendary Vivian RichardsCongratulations imVkohli on a stunning run as the Indian captain You can be very proud of what you have achieved so far and for sure your name will be up there among the best leaders in world cricket httpstcoDieCKL4bhEmdash Sir Vivian Richards ivivianrichards January 15 2022Its always an honour to lead the dynamic Indian team And the decision to step down is an emotionally heavy moment A journey well travelled former India skipper Mohamad Azharuddin said in a tweetItrsquos always an honour to lead the dynamic Indian team And the decision to step down is an emotional heavy moment A journey well travelled ViratKohli captain imVkohlimdash Mohammed Azharuddin azharflicks January 15 2022Although I also am shocked by imVkohli sudden decision I respect his call I can only applaud him for what he has done for world cricket amp India Easily one of the most aggressive and fittest players India has had Hope hed continue to shine for India as a player tweeted former teammate Suresh RainaAlthough I also am shocked by imVkohli sudden decision I respect his call I can only applaud him for what he has done for world cricket amp India Easily one of the most aggressive and fittest players India has had Hope hersquod continue to shine for India as a player pictwittercomW9hJGAYqhvmdash Suresh Raina ImRaina January 15 2022His Delhi and India teammate Ishant Sharma shared all the memories in the dressing room and on amp off the field since childhoodThank you for all the memories Ive shared with you in dressing room amp on amp off the field since childhood where we never thought that you would be our captain amp Ill play 100 test matches for India said Ishant in a tweet along with picturesAll we did was just play cricket with all our heart amp things worked out well he addedThank you for all the memories Ive shared with you in dressing room amp on amp off the field since childhood where we never thought that you would be our captain amp Ill play 100 test matches for IndiaAll we did was just play cricket with all our heart amp things worked out well pictwittercom0LhXJmxTaOmdash Ishant Sharma ImIshant January 15 2022Congratulations on taking the Indian team all the way to the top Been a pleasure playing under your leadership Virat said Shikhar Dhawan in his tweetCongratulations on taking the Indian team all the way to the top Been a pleasure playing under your leadership Virat imVkohlimdash Shikhar Dhawan SDhawan25 January 15 2022Former India pacer Irfan Pathan wrote Whenever the talk of Indian cricket captains will arise in Test cricket imVkohlis name will be up there not only for results but the kind of impact he had as a captain Thank you ViratKohliWhenever the talk of Indian cricket captains will arise in test cricket imVkohli lsquos name will be up therenot only for results but the kind of impact he had as a captain Thank you ViratKohlimdash Irfan Pathan IrfanPathan January 15 2022The most notable victories from the time under Kohli will be the 201819 BorderGavaskar Trophy win where India won a Test series in Australia for the first time and led 21 in England in the 2021 series apart from reaching the World Test Championship WTC final at Southampton in the same yearHe also took the Indian team to the No1 ranking in Tests apart from overseeing the development of the paceattack reaching a worldclass level and fitness being given prime importanceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever