Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s Test captain on Saturday as the announcement shocked the cricketing world. A day after India lost the three-match Test series to South Africa, Kohli made the big announcement on his social media platform. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has revealed that Kohli had informed the team about his decision to step down as captain before making a formal announcement on Twitter.
Bumrah said that the team respects his decision and the players give a lot of importance to his leadership.
“We have been very close as a team unit. He told us in a meeting that he would step down from Test captaincy. He informed us as a team and we respect his decision and attach great importance to his leadership. give.
“We as a team congratulated him for his contribution to the Test team as a captain and wished him all the best. In the virtual press conference, Bumrah said, “That’s what we had with him.”
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Bumrah further talked about the fitness culture that Kohli brought to the Indian team.
“He brought a lot of change in Indian cricket, he brought fitness culture, everyone was moving in the same direction. Everyone fit in as a team, so their contribution to the team is huge and still huge. He is a very important player, a leader in the group,” Bumrah said.
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The premier pacer said that Kohli’s role in the Indian team will always be important and his inputs and suggestions will help all players.
“He has captained for so long so his assistance and his knowledge of the game will always help us. His contribution will always be significant. So even now that he is in the team, he will definitely add inputs and give suggestions so that is very important for all our players. We always look up to him,” Bumrah said.
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