Some salute the captain, others shocked as Kohli steps down as Test Captain

New Delhi: Virat Kohli, one of the most successful captains broke the hearts of his fans on Saturday after he announced to step down as India Test Captain. Following the news, many Twitter reacted with sad emojis, while said emotional goodbye to the captain. A user wrote Kholi’s decision almost gave him a heart attack.

Notably, Virat Kholi’s announcement came after India lost the Test series to South Africa, a day ago. 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.

Read how people reacted to Virat Kholi’s decision here:

Why man you’re literally the best Test captain India has ever produced. This is such a big loss man.

— Sam (@Sam__FCB) January 15, 2022

U almost gave me heart attack idolo ?

— Aadarsh// Not a cricket fan anymore? (@Aadarsh_ict) January 15, 2022

Kuch der ruk jana tha na

— فضہ ملک (@FizzaMaliik) January 15, 2022

these words for our legend makes me a fan of king kohli❤? pic.twitter.com/nwaerOPoWA

— Raga (@Raga_07) January 15, 2022

King, thank you for everything. You will remain forever my captain! ??❤️? pic.twitter.com/ScNcblUtAI

— Shahbaaz (@_BeingShahbaaz) January 15, 2022

made a scapegoat by the the council. so underappreciated.

— DOT (@shreyans23_) January 15, 2022