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Virat Kohli to step down as captain after T20 World Cup

Md. Shakil Sarder

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Virat Kohli will step down as India's Twenty20 captain after the men's T20 World Cup in November.

The 32-year-old said he needed to "give himself space" to be "fully ready" to continuing leading India in Test cricket and one-day internationals. Kohli, who scored 3,159 runs in 90  T20 appearances for India, will continue to play in the format. The T20 World Cup takes place from 17 October to 14 November in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Kohli was appointed limited-overs captain in 2017, three years after taking over the Test captaincy.

He was named player of the series in the 2016 edition of the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Kohli led India to a 2-1 lead over England in the recent Test series before the final Test was canceled, with the resolution of the series still to be determined.

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