Virat Kohli stepped down as Test and T20I captain of India; was sacked as ODI captain.
The Indian team has been through a lot of leadership refurbishing recently. Virat is not currently part of the leadership group after his decision to step down as the Test captain.
Kohli’s decision of stepping down from Test captaincy was a topic of discussion among all. Former Australian spinner, Brad Hogg has also noticed a ‘quieter’ Kohli after all the captaincy hubbub and said that the 33-year-old was not taking authority during the South Africa series.
"Kohli is a little bit lost in the way he wants to go about his business. He's a little bit quieter, the emotions are not there. When he's batting, he's not really in the bowler's face. Yes, there were glimpses or two, but really, it's not the Kohli of old, that determined player who wants to take authority," Hogg said on his YouTube channel.
"When he's not in a leadership position, he's a little bit uncertain of how to conduct himself. I think Kohli has got at least 5 years of cricket left in him for India," he added.
Brad Hogg who has successfully represented Australia in 7 Tests, 123 ODIs, and 15 T20Is suggested that the former India captain should take a break from cricket and allow Rohit Sharma to take authority as a leader in the Indian dressing room.
"They've got West Indies lined up next where they can turn things around. I think it would be wise if Kohli can take just a little break, to allow Rohit Sharma to show that authority in the dressing room with the next generation of players.
"Once that is settled, he can come back for the Sri Lanka series. For me, Rohit and Virat, with Virat not knowing how to quite attack the game moving forward could be a little bit of an issue. It's not deliberate, or ego about it, it's just a change of scenery for Kohli," Hogg further said.
India will next face West Indies at home for six limited-overs matches, followed by Sri Lanka who will visit for three T20Is and 2 Tests, where Kohli will be playing his milestone 100th Test. Kohli will also be representing Royal Challengers Bangalore as a batter in the upcoming IPL 2022 season.