Virat Kohli resigns: 5 big records held by India captain in T20Is- India skipper Virat Kohli has decided to step down from T20I captaincy after the ICC T20 World Cup in November this year. Kohli explained his decision to leave the T20I captaincy in a statement on Twitter. The India skipper said he needs to give himself space in order to play all three formats for the country.
“Arriving at this decision took a lot of time. After a lot of contemplation and discussions with my close people, Ravi bhai and also Rohit, who have been an essential part of the leadership group, I’ve decided to step down as the T20 Captain after this T20 World Cup in Dubai in October,” Kohli said in a tweet post.
Captain Kohli has decided to give up captaincy of 🇮🇳 in T20Is after the #T20WorldCup in 🇦🇪.
A fearless and selfless leader who always puts the team ahead of himself. 🙌🏻#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/MUpFtxtqTG
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 16, 2021
Virat Kohli resigns: 5 big records held by India captain in T20Is- check out
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni (INDIA) | 2007-2016 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 59.28 |
| EJG Morgan (ENG) | 2012-2021 | 64 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60.31 |
| WTS Porterfield (IRE) | 2008-2017 | 56 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
| Asghar Afghan (AFG) | 2015-2021 | 52 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 81.73 |
| AJ Finch (AUS) | 2014-2021 | 49 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 48.93 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2012-2021 | 49 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 48.95 |
| DJG Sammy (WI) | 2011-2016 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 61.11 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2017-2021 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65.11 |
Most wins by captains in T20Is:
- 42 – Asghar Afghan (52 matches)
- 41 – MS Dhoni (72 matches)
- 37 – Eoin Morgan (64 matches)
- 29 – Sarfaraz Ahmed (37 matches)
- 27 – Virat Kohli (45 matches)
- 27 – Daren Sammy (47 matches)
Virat Kohli’s record as captain in T20Is:
Matches – 45
Won – 27
Lost – 14
Tied – 2
N/R – 2— ESPNcricinfo stats (@ESPNcric_stats) September 16, 2021
Most successful T20I captains (min 40 mts)
Win% – Captain (Mts-Won-Lost-Nr)
- 80.77 – Asghar Afghan (52-42-10-0)
- 64.44 – Virat Kohli (45-29-14-2)
- 62.50 – Faf du Plessis (40-25-15-0)
- 60.94 – Eoin Morgan (64-39-24-1)
- 59.57 – Darren Sammy (47-28-17-2)
- 58.33 – MS Dhoni (72-42-28-2)
Most 50+ scores as captains in T20Is:
- 12 – Virat Kohli
- 11 – Babar Azam
- 11 – Aaron Finch
- 11 – Kane Williamson
- 9 – Eoin Morgan
Virat Kohli As Captain in T20 Internationals:
- Won T20 Series in ENG (2-1)
- Won T20 Series in NZ (4-0)
- Won T20 Series in AUS (2-1)
- Won T20 Series in SA (2-1)
- Won T20 Series in SL (1-0)
- Won T20 Series in WI (3-0)
India’s away T20I series win under Virat Kohli:
- 2017 in Sri Lanka
- 2018 in South Africa
- 2018 in Ireland
- 2018 in England
- 2019 in West Indies
- 2020 in New Zealand
- 2020 in Australia
He scored the most T20I runs by an Indian skipper, with 1421 T20I runs
Holds the record for scoring the quickest 1000 T20I runs as captain
Virat Kohli resigns: 5 big records held by India captain in T20Is
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