Cricket-Kohli to step down as India's T20 captain after World Cup


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 16 Sep 2021

Cricket - Fourth Test - England v India - The Oval, London, Britain - September 3, 2021 India's Virat Kohli looks on Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Twenty20 side after the upcoming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the player said on Thursday.

Kohli, also the team's batting mainstay, cited the need to balance his workload as he vacated the role which is likely to go to his deputy Rohit Sharma.

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