The news of Virat Kohli stepping down as Team India’s T20 captain after the T20 World Cup 2021 has shocked the fans, former cricketers and experts alike. 

However, former chief selector Sandeep Patil has welcomed Kohli’s decision, saying that it would relieve him and enable the latter to focus on his batting. 

"I welcome Virat's step. Captaincy does play on your mind. Captaining the side and concentrating on your batting at the same time is not an easy job, especially as there's so much cricket these days. This step will 100% help him focus more on his batting,” Sandeep Patil told Times of India. 

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Virat Kohli captained India in 45 T20Is and won 27 matches, losing only 14. He is the only Asian captain to win a T20I series in Australia, South Africa, England, New Zealand and West Indies. 

The former cricketer further said that there seems to be a communication gap between BCCI and Kohli. 

"It seems that there's a big communication gap between BCCI and Virat. You can't have Virat say one thing and the BCCI another. Just a couple of days back, there was a story in TOI about him quitting as a white-ball captain to focus on his batting. However, the BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal rubbished that news quickly. This is purely Virat's decision, and the BCCI should just accept it,” he said. 

Patil added that Rohit Sharma will be an ideal replacement to take the leadership duties in T20Is. 

"Rohit (Sharma) has done a great job while leading the Mumbai Indians. I feel that he's a fit choice to replace Virat as the India T20 captain. Rohit has proved his mettle," he said.

Rohit has won five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles as a captain of Mumbai Indians.