Kohli said he was never spoken to about being replaced till 90 minutes before the scheduled team selection meeting for the South Africa tour
Shortly before the start of this year's T20 World Cup in the UAE, Kohli had announced his decision to step down as India's T20I captain after the tournament
India would look to improve on their recent impressive record overseas when they take on South Africa in a three-match Test series, starting December 26, under Kohli's captaincy
Rohit Sharma was named India's new ODI skipper last week and he takes the reins from Kohli as India gear up for the South Africa series
India will play three Tests against South Africa, starting December 26, followed by as many ODIs in January
Sunil Gavaskar has said that Mohammad Azharuddin should not have alluded to a rift between Test skipper Virat Kohli and the newly-appointed white-ball captain Rohit Sharma.
After Mohammad Azharuddin had tweeted about the alleged rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, \Anurag Thakur said there is no player bigger than the game
Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said there is no player bigger than the game.
Kohli will be leading India in a three-Test series starting December 26 in Centurion and the series ends on January 15 in Cape Town with the third and final Test
India's star batter Virat Kohli may skip the forthcoming ODI series against South Africa, report said.
Virat Kohli led India from the front for 5 yrs as the team's limited-overs captain, said his successor Rohit Sharma, insisted that he enjoyed "each and every moment" he played under the star batter.
Rohit Sharma, India's new white-ball skipper lavished praise on Virat Kohli for leading the team from the front.
Sharma is calm like Dhoni, and tactically as astute. But his brand attributes will be tricky to develop
But his legacy remains better than others before him
A day after replacing him with Rohit Sharma as India's ODI skipper, the BCCI on Thursday thanked Virat Kohli for displaying "grit, passion and determination" during his tenure. Rohit was also named Kohli's deputy in the Test format. The Mumbaikar is already India's T20 captain. "A leader who led the side with grit, passion & determination. Thank you Captain @imVkohli," the Board tweeted on the day after completely omitting any reference to him in the press note that announced Rohit's elevation to ODI captaincy. In a captaincy that began in 2017, Kohli led India to 65 wins out of 95 matches with an admirable winning percentage of 70.43. He relinquished T20 captaincy at the end of the T20 World Cup where India could not make the knockout stages. Rohit's first assignment as India's limited overs captain was the T20 series against New Zealand at home last month, which the team won 3-0. His next big test would be the South Africa ODI series, the squad for which is yet to be announced.
Former India wicketkeeper and national selector Saba Karim said that Virat Kohli has been sacked as the India ODI skipper due to his inability to win an ICC trophy
The BCCI on Wednesday named Rohit the captain of the ODI side going into the 2023 ODI World Cup
India's tour of South Africa will be all about Rohit Sharma's ascendancy as the national white-ball skipper along with the additional responsibility of being the vice-captain of the Test team
Rohit Sharma replaces Ajinkya Rahane as India's Test vice-captain as BCCI announces 18-member squad for Tests against South Africa
The Indian captain, after the team's thumping 1-0 series win over New Zealand, answered some tricky questions