Virat: Virat Kohli and T20 Captaincy: What do the stats say? Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: ‘Uncomfortable lie is the head that wears the crown’ – Immortal words William Shakespeare will always be true.
Needless to say that the biggest responsibility in the cricket team lies with the captain. And when that captaincy belongs to a cricket crazy country like India, every move of the captain is thoroughly scrutinized.
Although Virat Kohli After taking command of the captaincy like a fish M S Dhoni Relinquished limited-overs responsibilities in January 2017, the constant pressure of performances, front-running with the bat and excessive workload took a toll on his batting form. on 16 September, Virat announced that he would step down as India’s T20 captain t20 world cup, which starts next month.

Virat has played 90 T20 matches so far, in which he has led India in 45 matches. Under Virat’s captaincy, India won 27 matches, while losing 14 matches. Two matches were tied and two ended with no result. This gives Virat a win percentage of 65.11 in T20Is so far, which is very good.

Though Virat is yet to win an ICC trophy as captain, he has led India to victories in the last five T20I series he has played.
The decision to step down from the T20I captaincy was one that was taken after a lot of discussion with the BCCI, the team management and the head coach and was one that really didn’t completely surprise most of the people.
However, Virat’s decision to step down as captain Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise after this season of IPL He was the one who surprised a lot of people.
on the eve of an IPL match Kolkata Knight Riders On 20 September, which was RCB’s first match of Phase 2 of IPL 2021, Virat announced that he would step down. RCB Even captaincy after this edition.

Let’s take a look at what has been Virat’s captaincy record as the captain of RCB since assuming the responsibility of captaincy in 2013.
Virat has played a total of 200 matches for RCB, with only one franchise since the inception of the IPL in 2008. He has led the team in 133 matches. Under his captaincy, RCB has won 60 matches and lost 66 matches. Three matches were tied and four were of no result. Virat has a win percentage of 47.67 while leading RCB.

RCB’s best result in IPL under Virat’s captaincy was the runner-up in the final of 2016. This was also the season in which Virat won the Orange Cap with a total of 973 runs in 16 innings. He averaged 81.08 and strike rate 152.03 in that season and scored 4 centuries and 7 fifties.
Even though he has scored over 6,000 runs in the IPL, Virat’s inability to win a title for RCB in 13 seasons is something that is always pointed out by his critics.
But despite relinquishing the captaincy, Virat has confirmed that he will play for RCB in the IPL ’till his last match’.

Virat Kohli. (Photo by Surjit Yadav/Getty Images and BCCI/IPL Photo)
The decision to step down as T20I and RCB captain will allow Virat to focus more on his batting. Widely regarded as the best batsman of his generation, Virat has not been in great form for some time and would love to go back as a run machine.
In his quest to become the best batsman in the world, Virat changed his lifestyle, his training method, his exercise regime and the results are amazing. As his body changed and became fitter and fitter, it matched with his excellent form with the bat.
Virat has not scored an international century in 53 innings across all three formats. Leaving the captaincy in the shortest format to clinch the title of the best batsman in the world may be a sacrifice worth making in the long run.