Kohli is India's most successful Test captain.
Virat Kohli was considered for India Test captaincy for the upcoming tour of England, a BCCI source has stated. This comes after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of the five-Test series in the UK.
India will now have a new captain for the highly anticipated five-match series against England, which takes place from June 20 to August 4. If reports are to be believed, Rishabh Pant would most likely serve as Shubman Gill's deputy when he leads the Indian team in the conventional version of the game.
In order to give Gill more time to develop, the selection committee did consider giving former captain Virat Kohli leadership in England, according to news agency PTI, which cited a BCCI source.
“It is true that selectors did think about having Kohli as India skipper for the England series. This would have given Gill some time to grow into a leadership role, but at 25-and-a-half years of age, he is yet to hit his peak. Due to Bumrah’s fitness issues, Gill looks like the obvious choice for Ajit Agarkar’s committee," a BCCI source told PTI.
The last time India's most successful Test captain, Virat Kohli, captained the national team was against South Africa in January 2022.
The right-handed batter from Delhi has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wants to retire from Test cricket, but senior officials have urged him to change his mind, according to a report published by the Indian Express on Saturday.
“He has made up his mind and has informed the board that he is moving on from Test cricket. The BCCI has urged him to rethink as the crucial England tour is coming up. He is yet to revert on the request," the source was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.
Since making his India Test debut in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston, Kohli has played 123 Tests and scored 9230 runs with 30 centuries to his name.