Overview
- Virat Kohli, in an RCB podcast teaser released Friday on the team’s X account, looked back on his years as captain and called it a golden era for India in Tests.
- He said a small age gap among core players such as Pujara, Rahane, Ashwin, Ishant, Shami and Jadeja fostered camaraderie and personal ownership within the team.
- Kohli retired from Tests last year with 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and a 46.85 average, and he finished as India’s most successful Test captain with 40 wins in 68 matches.
- He credited fitness standards, an aggressive mindset and a strong pace group for success overseas, while the Ashwin–Jadeja spin pair helped keep India dominant at home.
- He stepped down after the 2022 South Africa tour before Rohit Sharma took charge, and Shubman Gill later assumed the captaincy after Rohit’s Test retirement.