Fans of Virat Kohli are shocked at the news that their hero would be stepping down as the Indian T20 captain after the ICC World Cup later this year. Others feel that this is a good decision, particularly those who are Rohit Sharma fans; who feel that this opens the door for him. Many think that K L Rahul would also be a contender for the position.
For the past several days, cricket fans have been in ferment with the rumours about Khohli stepping down. However this statement was issued some days ago
Virat Kohli announced this on social media, citing workload of captaining Indian in all three formats of the game as the reason. He said he would continue to be the skipper for the ODI and test teams. Now that Kohli himself has confirmed the news, there seems little doubt that India will have a new skipper after the T20 World Cup.
Kohli’s fans are devastated at the news.
They feel that no one matches up to Dhoni anyway.
Many cricket fans feel that it’s OK if Kohli decides to step down to concentrate on his batting.
A lot of cricket fans are taking it for granted that Rohit Sharma will take over as India’s T20 captain after Kohli steps down.
His track record leading Mumbai Indians has been excellent. His stature as vice-captain of the national team will also stand him in good stead.
Some feel that it is a good idea to have different captains for different formats of the game.
It’s good for Indian cricket
Others are worried that this will negatively impact our fortunes at the T20 World Cup.
Some feel that Sharma doesn’t have what it takes.
Fans of K L Rahul feel that he would be a good pick, looking at his track record in international matches as well as the IPL
Rishabh Pant is the favourite for some.
They feel that Pant doesn’t have the experience or the ability to lead just yet and has much to learn.
Rohit Sharma is known as the Hitman by his fans and they're loving it.
According to Dhoni, split captaincy doesn’t work. We'll just have to wait and watch won't we.
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