Kohli announced his decision on Twitter, saying he had made it a point to consider his career as a three-form player, and that he had already spoken to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah, and nominees. He said he came to his decision after "a lot of thought and discussion with people close to me", including India head coach Ravi Shastri and white football deputy captain Rohit Sharma, who has already led India to 19 T20Is while Kohli took a break.
While the BCCI will still be calling for a replacement, Rohit is likely to be a facilitator.
"Understanding the workload is very important and when I look at my huge workload over the last 8 to 9 years playing all three formats and earning every five to 6 years, I feel like I need to give myself space to fully prepare to lead the Indian team to the Test and ODI Cricket, "said Kohli. "I have given everything to the team during my time as T20 Captain and I will continue to do so for the T20 Team as a progressive striker."
Shah said he had had discussions with Kohli "six months ago" about his career. "I have been in talks with Virat and the leadership team for the past six months and the decision has been considered.
Kohli took over as T20 captain in 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down. So far Kohli has led India to 45 T20Is, of which India have won 27, lost 14 and drawn two. As captain he won 1502 runs at a rate of 48.45 and a strike of 143.18, fifty-two, including the 94 top runners successfully chasing 208 against the West Indies in Hyderabad.
Since the start of 2017, Kohli has been the third highest in the T20Is overall, and the highest ever to beat India ahead of Rohit, who has scored 1,500 runs with a score of 33.33 and a strike of 148.95.
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