Virat Kohli steps down as India Test captain after losing South Africa series
- Talismanic batter steps down after seven years in role
- ‘I’ve left nothing out there,’ says 33-year-old after 2-1 loss
India’s Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Test side following their 2-1 series defeat by South Africa, saying of his time in charge: “I’ve left nothing out there.” On Friday, as his side lost by seven wickets in Cape Town, he conceded it had been “a tough one to take” after India had won last month’s first Test.
The 33-year-old first led his country in red-ball cricket temporarily during the winter tour of Australia in 2014 before he permanently took the reins from MS Dhoni at the end of the series. Acknowledging his predecessor, Kohli said in a statement: “A big thank you to MS Dhoni who believed in me as captain and found me to be an able individual who could take Indian cricket forward.”
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