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Category : Sports
Published on: September 17 2021
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· Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli today announced that he will step down as captain after the T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14 this year.
· He will continue to lead the team in Test matches and ODIs.
· Virat Kohli in 2017 M.S. He took over as the captain in the shortest format after Dhoni stepped down.
· This will be the first time that Kohli will lead India in the ICC T20 World Cup. He has led the team to the finals of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and the semi-finals of the 2019 ICC World Cup in the past.
Important facts
About T-20
v Twenty20 or T20 is a shortened form of the game of cricket. It was introduced in England in 2003 for inter-county competitions.
v A Twenty20 game consists of two teams, each with an innings to bat for a maximum of 20 overs.
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