Jasprit Bumrah reveals how Virat Kohli informed the Indian team about his captaincy decision

Source: ANI |Updated: Jan 17, 2022, 05:00 PM IST

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said that everybody in Team India respects Virat Kohli’s decision to stand down as the Test skipper.

Bumrah’s comments come two days later after Kohli announced his decision to stand down as India’s Test captain.

“See, I am not here to give a judgment on Virat’s decision to leave Test captaincy. It is a personal decision, we respect his decision. He knows how his body is reacting and what frame of mind he is in. I respect that, it has been an immense pleasure to play under Virat Kohli, I made my Test debut under him. He brings a lot of energy to the side. He will always be a leader in the group and his contribution has always been immense,” said Bumrah while replying to ANI query during a virtual press conference.

When asked about when the Team India members got to know about Virat’s decision, Bumrah said, “We are close as a team unit, we got to know about his decision in a team meeting…

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