New Delhi: Following the sudden resignation of Virat Kohli as the Test captain of the Indian cricket team, the whole cricket fraternity went in shock on Saturday. Many of his fans took to social media to send him tribute for his service in the Indian team ever since. In addition to this, Kohli’s fans from the Pakistani cricket team also shared wishes him a good future and thanked him for being an inspirational person.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 15, 2022
Among Pakistan cricketers such as Mohammad Amir, Azhar Mahmood, Ahmad Shahzad, Naseem Shah took to Twitter to praise Kohli for his dominating run as the Test captain.
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@imVkohli brother for me u are a true leader of upcoming generation in cricket because u are inspiration for young Cricketers. keep rocking on and of the field. pic.twitter.com/0ayJoaCC3k
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) January 15, 2022
A remarkable journey, career and perseverance which brought us great cricket and entertainment. A brilliant inspiring player of the sport takes a bow. Well done @imVkohli in all your efforts and leading a team with such poise and dignity. Go well ! https://t.co/fLBhjtbNor
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) January 15, 2022
That flare of passion with which you led your side was visible in your captaincy. It’s been 7 years of fearless leadership, quality spirit of cricket and a great ambassadorship of the game. Best wishes for the future bro @imVkohli, keep rocking ?? https://t.co/G2BcSTzIRM
— Ahmad Shahzad ?? (@iamAhmadshahzad) January 15, 2022
You are the inspiration for many! https://t.co/0xa9mVAoHv
— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah) January 15, 2022
Notably, Virat Kholi has made his Test debut in 2011 and played 99 matches so far. During this period, he made 7,962 runs with the help of 27 centuries and 28 half-centuries. He became the captain in this format in 2014.
During the time period of almost 7 years, Kholi led team India in 68 Tests with 40 wins, 17 losses, and 11 defeats. Besides, the 33-year-old cricketer already left the captaincy for ODI in December and for T20I in September.
