Time for Virat Kohli to give up LOI captaincy

[Thunderbolt14]

I don't think it was a poor innings from Kohli. 89 off 87 was fine. It was clear what he was trying to do. He wanted to leave 100-110 runs for the last 10 overs with 7 wickets in hand. If India had got to that stage, Kohli, KL and Pandya would've fancied the chase.

It's always about trying to take the game deep. At least give yourself a chance. There's no point in playing at a frenetic pace and losing wickets before the 25th over.

Kohli was unlucky to get out to a brilliant catch. We all know how quickly Kohli can accelerate. His next 50 could've come in 20 balls. He's that good.

Precisely. Despite all the criticism for the slow innings, India made 338 in this ODI versus 308 in the first one, both in 50 overs, despite Pandya’s crazy innings in the first. You need to take the game deep without a loss of wickets if you want to stand a chance. Kohli failed to accelerate when he needed to, but that’s part and parcel of the game. Strategy was on point.

In fact, the biggest issue in the first ODI chase was the stupid reckless shots played by the top order which eventually cost them the match.

 

[Dios]

I have been wondering why people haven't called for his resignation / dismissal as captain sooner. Has he won anything of note in LOIs in his four years as captain? He has even failed to win an IPL in eight seasons as captain.

India have a proven winner in Rohit Sharma and it's about time he got his chance as captain.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Kohli is an above average captain but nowhere near great.

Thing is, India is not an above average team, so Kohli is not good enough for India.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I don’t care about stature. India are hurting themselves by not making Rohit captain

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Kohli is a good test captain but he’s never been a good limited overs captain

 

[silentkiller187]

The fake bravado and "passion" has kept him in the job too long, brilliant batsmen but hasn't got a clue as a tactician.

 

[sharmaji]

I totally agree with you. Enough of his "attitude" and "aggression".

The fake bravado and "passion" has kept him in the job too long, brilliant batsmen but hasn't got a clue as a tactician.

 

[MP2011]

[MENTION=147527]MP2011[/MENTION] bhai, you have your valid points but Kohli is the most successful Indian test cricket captain. He literally revolutionised the whole indian fast bowling set up. Under him, India has a potent bowling attack for the first time in decades.

In LOIs he hasnt done much bad either, lets not fall for recency bias, and honestly with all his achievements, he easily deserves till next WC.

Slim mate, have not said anything about Kohli, the test skipper even though his selections in tests have been equally dire and have probably cost us at least SA series.

And no, I'm not citing his recent failures in ODIs as ground to remove him as our ODI captain. His ODI failures are as old as our last CT loss. We may have won countless bilateral ODI series under him but what matters to us is trophies which defines one's legacy.

An Imran or a Kapil or Lloyd or Border aren't known for their bilateral ODI series wins. They are rather remembered for the WCs they won for their countries.

 

[MP2011]

I don't think it was a poor innings from Kohli. 89 off 87 was fine. It was clear what he was trying to do. He wanted to leave 100-110 runs for the last 10 overs with 7 wickets in hand. If India had got to that stage, Kohli, KL and Pandya would've fancied the chase.

It's always about trying to take the game deep. At least give yourself a chance. There's no point in playing at a frenetic pace and losing wickets before the 25th over.

Kohli was unlucky to get out to a brilliant catch. We all know how quickly Kohli can accelerate. His next 50 could've come in 20 balls. He's that good.

Have no issues with his yesterday's innings. He was pacing it well and if not for a great catch from Henriques, he may have carried on and who knows what may have happened later!

 

[King_Kohli]

Sad
Some people even dragging his wife into discussions and posting nonsense.
What non stop attention and hungry attitude Virat & Anushka showing? such a low level comments.
What is the point of digging their persona life.

He is endorsing commercials like every other cricketer, he is getting paid for every tweet.
What is your problem? you are not paying from your pocket.

 

[bala977]

I have said before and will say it again - VK cannot choke runs off like MSD when opposition batsmen are tearing into your bowlers. He seems resigned when this happens ....

All the MSD haters, you deserve much and more. Example is YC - Chahal and Kuldeep looked good only because Dhoni, the tactician extraordinaire, was telling them where to bowl from behind the wickets. Without MSD, Chahal is not even 10% of the bowler he once was ...

Really really ****** off with this team - mediocrity is simply not ok - we do not want to just compete well but win - we do not want to go back to Vengsarkar and Azharuddin days ...

 

[Saurav]

I have said before and will say it again - VK cannot choke runs off like MSD when opposition batsmen are tearing into your bowlers. He seems resigned when this happens ....

All the MSD haters, you deserve much and more. Example is YC - Chahal and Kuldeep looked good only because Dhoni, the tactician extraordinaire, was telling them where to bowl from behind the wickets. Without MSD, Chahal is not even 10% of the bowler he once was ...

Really really ****** off with this team - mediocrity is simply not ok - we do not want to just compete well but win - we do not want to go back to Vengsarkar and Azharuddin days ...

As if we never conceded this much under MS. We have even conceded 400+

Same Chahal gave 80+ in WC game v Eng.Dhoni was there,what changed.Its about pitch being patta

Kuldeep has also lost his mojo now

In India,Kohli will win matches too

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Why not try Hardik Pandya as a captain in T20's?

 

[Hasan123]

I hope Kohli steps down as captain so if India doesn't win an ICC tournament under the next captain it won't be Kohli who gets the blame.

 

[KoyoAli]

Yes he is, but not in his current form. Right now, he will struggle against Pakistani batsmen as well.

Well, then that's what he is now. Unless he makes a grand comeback he is just a net level bowler getting carted around at an average of 300 this year. I would call him the Hasan Ali of India but he won a Trophy atleast.

 

[KoyoAli]

Precisely. Despite all the criticism for the slow innings, India made 338 in this ODI versus 308 in the first one, both in 50 overs, despite Pandya’s crazy innings in the first. You need to take the game deep without a loss of wickets if you want to stand a chance. Kohli failed to accelerate when he needed to, but that’s part and parcel of the game. Strategy was on point.

In fact, the biggest issue in the first ODI chase was the stupid reckless shots played by the top order which eventually cost them the match.

Mh the strategy was flawed. Iyer needed to go hard and so did Rahul when Kohli was playing yrt both played slower than him and put Kohli under pressure. India could have made an Inspired choice of sending Pandya early but they stuck with the batting order and never once in the match did they give themselves a realistic chance at chasing the total.

 

[Ab Fan]

Mh the strategy was flawed. Iyer needed to go hard and so did Rahul when Kohli was playing yrt both played slower than him and put Kohli under pressure. India could have made an Inspired choice of sending Pandya early but they stuck with the batting order and never once in the match did they give themselves a realistic chance at chasing the total.

KL generally starts slower before changing gears. He is not suited to no.5 position but is probably in brilliant form at this point to score runs anywhere. Iyer batted faster than Kohli and got out when he was taking that extra gear.

 

[Mamoon]

Well, then that's what he is now. Unless he makes a grand comeback he is just a net level bowler getting carted around at an average of 300 this year. I would call him the Hasan Ali of India but he won a Trophy atleast.

Hasan Ali had a great peak in Limited Overs cricket but he never properly clicked in Test cricket.

Bumrah was brilliant in all formats.

 

[Slog]

Well, then that's what he is now. Unless he makes a grand comeback he is just a net level bowler getting carted around at an average of 300 this year. I would call him the Hasan Ali of India but he won a Trophy atleast.

He’s better than Hasan Ali.

He is also made mince meat by Smith who does that to every other Indian bowler be it in India or in Australia.

 

[KoyoAli]

He’s better than Hasan Ali.

He is also made mince meat by Smith who does that to every other Indian bowler be it in India or in Australia.

He has an average of 350 this year, only two matches have he played against Aus. And the only reason he was treated even worse was because of his reputation as batsmen even now don't take as many chances against him. Same thing with Amir where despite not taking wickets he maintained a good economy rate. Reputation really makes a big difference

 

[KoyoAli]

Hasan Ali had a great peak in Limited Overs cricket but he never properly clicked in Test cricket.

Bumrah was brilliant in all formats.

Yeah, I will give you that. Though again I will blame it on Injury. Bumrah had an Injury too. Let's see if he makes a good comeback and prove me wrong.

 

[zain7077]

Australia vs India, 2nd T20I: Virat Kohli Sets New India Captaincy Record After T20I Series Triumph In AustraliaIndia vs Australia: India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first Indian captain to lead the team to series victories in all three formats in Australia.
India skipper Virat Kohli set a new captaincy record in Australia after the visitors won the second T20I in Sydney to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series. Kohli became the first Indian captain and the second overall after South Africa's Faf du Plessis to register series wins in all three formats of the game in Australia. Under Kohli's captaincy, India won their first-ever Test series on Australian soil on their last tour Down Under in 2018-19 and won the One-day International series as well on that tour. The T20I series, though, was tied 1-1, but after winning the second T20I in Sydney on Sunday, Kohli added yet another captaincy record to his kitty.

Kohli's tour of Australia is limited by the paternity leave granted to him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as he will leave for India after the first Test in Adelaide.

India made a strong riposte in the shortest format of the game by winning the first two T20Is in Canberra and Sydney after having lost the preceding ODI series 2-1.

Kohli won the toss on Sunday and put Australia in on what turned out to be yet another flat wicket at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Helped by stand-in captain Matthew Wade's 58 and Steven Smith's 46, Australia posted a challenging 194 for 5 in their 20 overs.

India posted a strong a reply with openers KL Rahul (30) and Shikhar Dhawan (52) adding 56 inside the first six overs before Kohli blitzed to 40 off just 24 balls with two fours and as many sixes.

Hardik Pandya (42 not out off 22 balls) provided the finishing touches to the match as India overhauled the Australian total with six wickets in hand and two balls to spare.

Australia vs India, 2nd T20I: Virat Kohli Sets New India Captaincy Record After T20I Series Triumph In AustraliaIndia vs Australia: India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first Indian captain to lead the team to series victories in all three formats in Australia.Kislaya SrivastavaUpdated: December 07, 2020 12:42 PM ISTRead Time: 2 min
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Australia vs India, 2nd T20I: Virat Kohli Sets New India Captaincy Record After T20I Series Triumph In Australia
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli lead India to a series-clinching win in the second T20I.© AFP
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Virat Kohli set a new captaincy record after India won 2nd T20I vs AUSKohli is first India captain to win series in all formats in AustraliaIndia won first-ever Test series in Australia under Kohli in 2018-19
India skipper Virat Kohli set a new captaincy record in Australia after the visitors won the second T20I in Sydney to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series. Kohli became the first Indian captain and the second overall after South Africa's Faf du Plessis to register series wins in all three formats of the game in Australia. Under Kohli's captaincy, India won their first-ever Test series on Australian soil on their last tour Down Under in 2018-19 and won the One-day International series as well on that tour. The T20I series, though, was tied 1-1, but after winning the second T20I in Sydney on Sunday, Kohli added yet another captaincy record to his kitty.



Kohli's tour of Australia is limited by the paternity leave granted to him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as he will leave for India after the first Test in Adelaide.

India made a strong riposte in the shortest format of the game by winning the first two T20Is in Canberra and Sydney after having lost the preceding ODI series 2-1.

Kohli won the toss on Sunday and put Australia in on what turned out to be yet another flat wicket at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Helped by stand-in captain Matthew Wade's 58 and Steven Smith's 46, Australia posted a challenging 194 for 5 in their 20 overs.

India posted a strong a reply with openers KL Rahul (30) and Shikhar Dhawan (52) adding 56 inside the first six overs before Kohli blitzed to 40 off just 24 balls with two fours and as many sixes.

Hardik Pandya (42 not out off 22 balls) provided the finishing touches to the match as India overhauled the Australian total with six wickets in hand and two balls to spare.


India had won the first T20I by 11 runs on Friday. The final T20I will be played on Tuesday, also at the SCG.

With this series win, Kohli also became the first Indian captain to win T20I series in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia - SENA countries.

https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-v...fter-t20i-series-triumph-in-australia-2335168

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Virat Kohli last 4 Tests as captain:<br><br>Lost by 227 runs<br>Lost by 8 wickets<br>Lost by 7 wickets<br>Lost by 10 wickets<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1359054709265469443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

The T20I series against New Zealand marks the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket, with Rohit Sharma taking over the captaincy reigns. Virat Kohli intends to keep hold of captaincy in ODI and Test cricket, but former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi doesn't feel that should be the case.

Afridi feels Kohli should continue only as a player and focus on his batting more while giving up captaincy in all the formats of the game.

"I think he has been a wonderful force for Indian cricket but I think it would be best if he decided to retire as captain in all formats now," Afridi said on Samaa TV.

Shahid Afridi expressed confidence in Rohit Sharma's ability to lead the Indian team. In fact, Rohit and Afridi shared the dressing room for a season at Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. Speaking of Rohit's ability as a captain, Afridi feels it's Rohit's tendency to stay calm in all conditions that makes him a capable leader.

"As far as Rohit is concerned, this was on the cards. I have played with him for a year (at Deccan Chargers). He is an outstanding player with terrific shot selection. He stays relaxed where required and shows anger when needed to as well. We will see both sides. Like I said, this captaincy move was bound to happen. He should definitely be given a chance," he further added.

"...I think Virat should step down as captain and just enjoy his remaining cricket which I think is aplenty. He is a top batsman and he can play freely without any other pressures on his mind. He will enjoy his cricket," Afridi said on the topic of Kohli's captaincy.

Kohli has already stepped down as the captain of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). At the age of 33, the superstar batsman is looking to shed some of his workload and focus on delivering with the bat.

While it is certain that Kohli will not be leading the Indian team in the 2022 T20 World Cup, his continuity as the ODI captain is also under question for the 2023 World Cup.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-afridi-lends-bold-advice-rohit-sharma/831599