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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.”
The Election Commission on Saturday decided to extend the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till January 22 in view of rising cases of Covid-19. While announcing the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur on January 8, the poll panel had taken the unprecedented step of banning public rallies, roadshows and similar physical campaigning events till January 15. The poll watchdog today held meetings with the Union health secretary and chief secretaries of the five poll-bound states before deciding to extend the ban.
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.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 15, 2022
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