Kohli quits as Test captain: 'He quit, or was asked to...?' Million fans shocked

Within months after he opted to step down as Indias T20I skipper and was sacked from leadership role in ODIs Virat Kohli has now relinquished the captaincy of the Test side as wellThe shocking announcement came a day after Indias 12 Test series defeat to South Africa in Cape Town Kohli who first captained India at the Adelaide Test in 2014 against Australia was appointed to the fulltime role after MS Dhoni announced his retirement from the format following the drawn third Test against Australia in Melbourne in December 2014Its been seven years of hard work toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction Ive done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there Everything has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India its now There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief Kohli posted on social media on SaturdayAs per the numbers he steps down from Test captaincy as the most successful skipper in the longest format of the game for India and fourth overall Under his time as captain India played 68 Tests winning 40 losing 17 and drawing 11 matches with a win percentage of 5882 while registering memorable wins in overseas and home conditionsDespite such a good record Kohli has stunned everyone with his announcement There could be multiple reasons for his sudden decisionBCCI vs KohliThere was a time when Kohli had absolute power in Indian cricket During that period BCCI was run by Supreme Courtconstituted administrators and the duo of Kohli and then then chief coach Ravi Shastri controlled the Indian cricket setupKohlis form with the bat also backed his decisions But times have changed and now with Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah at the helm the star batter has certainly lost that complete powerThe 33yearolds announcement came on the back of a recent saga between him and the BCCI which started with his T20I captaincy resignation before the 2021 World CupLast year in early December the BCCI removed Kohli from the ODI captaincy naming Rohit Sharma as the new whiteball leaderA day later Ganguly said that he had asked Kohli not to step down as T20I captain but Kohli soon contradicted the BCCI chief saying his decision to quit was received well by BCCI top officials and that he wasnt told to reconsider his decisionHe even expressed his disappointment saying he had been told about his removal as ODI captain just oneandahalf hours before the selection meeting to pick the Test squad for South AfricaThis became a major discussion point in the cricket world And it was believed that the BCCI might take action against Kohli However as the Test series progressed the issue got sidelinedBut the controversy stretched further when chief selector Chetan Sharma while announcing the ODI squad for the South Africa tour on December 31 said Everyone who was present in the meeting asked him to reconsider his decision when Kohli stepped down as T20I captainIndia managed to win the first Test against the Proteas and the officials praised Kohli and his side But after the second and third Test reports of removing Virat as captain again gained momentumBut before any further news the captain announced his decision on TwitterVirat amp Cos overreaction and rant on stump micThe Indian cricketers including captain Kohli came under fire after they reacted with dismay and anger when a decision against South Africa captain Dean Elgar was overturned on review at a crucial stage during the third Test at Cape Town Kohli and his teammates did not mince words and they expressed their frustration over the decisionOn Day 3 of the Test Dean Elgar reviewed a decision off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin on the fourth delivery of the 21st over of South Africas inning after being given out LBW by onfield umpire Marais Erasmus and the decision was overturned in Proteas skippers favourAs far as the replay is concerned it showed the ball pitched in line and hit Elgar in the middle However quite mysteriously the trajectory of the ball showed that it was going over the legstump Even the umpire expressed his shock and was heard as saying that is impossible on the stump micMoments later Ashwin said You should find better ways to win Supersport while an angry Kohli kicked the ground in disgust and then used the stump microphone to good effect and said Focus on your team as well when they shine the ball eh Not just the opposition Trying to catch people all the timeVicecaptain KL Rahul was also heard immediately afterward complaining Its the whole country against 11 guys while Ashwin also blasted the broadcasterThe whole onfield act divided the cricket fraternity as few criticised the cricketers while many also termed it right However India were cautioned by Andy Pycroft the match referee for the third Test for Kohli and his teammates ire against host broadcaster SuperSportPycroft is believed to have told the Indian team management that the players behaviour was uncalled for and they could attract sanctions if such reactions are repeated However it has been confirmed that there was no reprimand or charges against the teamKohli lost respectThe revolt against Kohli started within the team early last year According to sources several senior players in the dressing room were miffed at the attitude of the ace cricketerA senior player had complained to BCCI Secretary Jay Shah against Kohli for making him feel insecure Kohli had reportedly accused the senior cricketer of showing no intent during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton UKKohli has lost respect and some of the players are not liking his attitude He is no more an inspirational leader and he doesnt earn the players respect Some of them have reached their limits when it comes to dealing with him a report had comeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or 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