VIRAT KOHLI says stepping down as India’s Twenty20 captain will “give himself space” to lead his country’s assault in Test and One-Day cricket.
The 32-year-old will quit as skipper after the men’s T20 World Cup in November.
Kohli was appointed India’s white-ball captain in 2017, three years after taking over as Test skipper.
He has scored 3,159 runs in 90 T20 appearances for India and was named player of the series in the 2016 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Kohli will continue to make himself available for India in the shortest ...
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