BREAKING NEWS LIVE UPDATES - 15 January 2022: Virat Kohli Quits As Test Captain; EC Extends Ban on Physical Rallies Till Jan 22

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Virat Kohli on Friday announced that he will step down as India’s Test captain, a day after his team’s 1-2 series lost to South Africa at Cape Town. Earlier Kohli had stepped down T20I captaincy earlier just ahead of the T20 World Cup. After which BCCI sacked him as the ODI skipper as well. Announcing the news via his social media handles, Kohli wrote, “Every thing has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India.”

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India Test captain Virat Kohli has stepped down from the position of Test captain. The move comes after India lost the three match Test series 1-2. Earlier Kohli had stepped down T20I captaincy earlier just ahead of the T20 World Cup. After which BCCI sacked him from the position of ODI skipper as well. Now, he has made it very clear that he is stepping down from the position of Test captain.

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