Virat Kohli would have ended with 50-60 wins as Test captain, but some wouldn’t have digested it: Ravi Shastri

Shastri
–
whose
tenure
as
India
head
coach
came
to
an
unceremonious
end
with
India
getting
knocked
out
of
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup
2021
–
didn’t
name
anyone
but
hinted
that
there
were
many
who
wouldn’t
have
digested
Kohli’s
dominance
in
Test
cricket.

Shastri
–
who
is
currently
in
Oman
as
the
Commissioner
of
Legends
League
Cricket
–
while
speaking
to
India
Today
said,
“Whether
Virat
could
have
continued
to
lead
India
in
Tests.
For
sure,
he
could
have
led
India
for
at
least
2
years
because
next
two
years
India
would
be
playing
at
home
and
who
is
coming
over
–
9
and
10
jacks,
going
by
the
rankings.
But
he
would
have
then
made
it
to
50-60
wins
under
his
captaincy
and
a
lot
of
people
will
not
be
able
to
digest
that
fact.”

ICC
Ranking:
Virat
Kohli,
Bumrah,
Pant
move
up,
Rohit
Sharma
drops
to
sixth

“Two
years,
he
could
have
carried
on
but
we
should
respect
his
decision.
In
any
other
country,
this
kind
of
record
is
incredible.
You
won
against
Australia,
England
and
lost
1-2
to
South
Africa
but
still,
there
are
debates
if
he
should
be
the
captain
or
not,”
the
former
India
all-rounder.

Backing
Kohli’s
decision
to
quit
Test
captaincy,
Shastri
claimed
one
should
respect
the
former’s
decision
and
commend
his
stupendous
record
as
Test
captain.

“Virat
Kohli
led
India
in
5-6
years
in
Tests
and
out
of
those,
five
years
India
was
no.
1.
No
Indian
captain
has
this
kind
of
record
and
there
are
only
a
handful
of
captains
the
world
over
with
this
kind
of
record.
So
when
the
most
successful
captain
decides
to
step
down
as
captain
it’s
an
individual’s
decision
because
his
record
of
40
wins
is
unprecedented.

“So
he
only
knows
how
much
is
he
enjoying
captaincy.
When
Sachin
Tendulkar
and
MS
Dhoni
were
not
enjoying
captaincy,
they
left.
Similarly,
when
Virat
thought
that
he
had
won
40
matches,
six
years
he
had
been
leading
and
now
he
wants
to
enjoy
his
cricket.
He
wants
to
focus
on
his
batting
and
release
a
bit
of
pressure
and
it
happens
with
a
lot
of
individuals.

“Sunil
Gavaskar,
Kapil
Dev
and
Sachin
Tendulkar
quit
captaincy
to
focus
on
their
game,
so
Virat
also
had
the
same
thing
on
his
mind,”
Shastri
added.

Shastri
and
Kohli
shared
a
great
bond
and
complemented
each
other
quite
well
as
Team
India
created
history
under
their
partnership
by
winning
the
Test
series
in
Australia
twice
and
taking
a
2-1
lead
in
England.