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Kohli will continue the captaincy: BCCI

Virat Kohli will keep on captaining India in every one of the three formats, a top public cricket board official said on Tuesday, after hypothesis that the batting incredible could be substituted as captain for restricted overs games. 

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Kohli will continue the captaincy: BCCI
Kohli will continue the captaincy: BCCI

Kohli's new questionable performance with the bat has prompted reports that changes could be made after the T20 World Cup, which starts one month from now in the United Arab Emirates. 

However, Kohli got a demonstration of approval from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah. 

"There is no such proposition [to supplant Kohli] and the group is driven by Virat and we are supporting him," said Shah.

Kohli drove India to a milestone Test series win in Australia in January and they were driving 2-1 in England when the fifth and last Test was disputably dropped last week in light of a Covid flare-up in the sightseers' camp. 

The Indian group has not lost a Twenty20 series under Kohli, yet they have neglected to prevail upon either the 50 Champions Trophy, World Cup or T20 World Cup since he became white-ball captain in 2017. 

Shah likewise affirmed that the Indian group has presented to play two extra T20 matches in England next July instead of the dropped Test.

The England board experienced immense monetary misfortunes the refusal of Indian players to participate on account of Covid fears. 

"Rather than three T20Is, we will play five T20Is. On the other hand, we will actually want to play an oddball Test also. It is dependent upon them to pick both of the offers," said Shah. 

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