'Your legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of benchmarks you have set,' veteran spinner Ravichandran summarised Virat Kohli's spectacular Test captaincy stint.

Late last year, a massive controversy had erupted when the BCCI Ganguly and chief selector contradicted Kohli's claims that he was not asked to stay back as T20 captain.

Virat Kohli's decision to leave Test captaincy comes a day after India lost the three-match Test series against South Africa on Friday (January 15). Bollywood celebrities including Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, and others reacted on social media.

Exactly, one day short of four months, the 33-year-old has now joined the list of former India captains, having announced his decision of stepping down for the second time, this time from the traditional format.

Kohli took India to the top of world rankings and made them a formidable force in all conditions.  

The 33-year-old who is responsible for creating a crop of fast-bowlers that can help the side take 20 wickets in any condition, will now be hoping to have a good run with the bat in all three formats of the game.  

Virat Kohli on Saturday announced that he is stepping down as the captain of the Indian Test team. Last year, Kohli had stepped down as the T20I captain and then he was removed as the ODI leader as the selectors wanted one captain for the white-ball format.

Pujara and Rahane failed in five out of six knocks and haven't made any tangible contribution throughout the year, save a knock here and there, and after the shock 1-2 series defeat against South Africa, it seems to be all over for the veterans of 95 and 82 games respectively.

India bowled out South Africa for 210, gaining a slender 13-run lead. The Indian pacer Bumrah had made his Test debut at Newlands, Cape Town in 2018 and four years later, he returned with five wickets.

The 33-year-old achieved the milestone by taking a spectacular low catch of Temba Bavuma in the slip cordon off the bowling of Mohammed Shami.  

Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara then rallied the Indian innings, and the duo ensured that India does not lose more wickets before stumps.  

While Rohit has 781 rating points, Kohli is just inside the top-10 with 740 points. The batting list is being headed by Marnus Labuschangne of Australia with 924 points

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Vamika in South Africa inside a bio-bubble. The couple thanked all those who joined them and made the occasion all the more joyous. 

At stumps, the hosts were 17 for one in eight overs with Aiden Markram (8) and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj (6) in the middle.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli tied the knot in December 2017 in Tuscany, Italy. They welcomed their firstborn – a daughter, whom they lovingly named Vamika on January 11. The duo rang into their little princess' first birthday in South Africa.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, who are fondly called "Virushka" by their fans, are currently in South Africa for a Test match series. The two tied the knot in December 2017 in Tuscany, Italy. They welcomed their first born – a daughter, whom they lovingly named Vamika on January 11.  

Kohli said Ashwin has filled in the void left by the injured Ravindra Jadeja in an outstanding manner.

However, the skipper did not say whether Ishant Sharma will get the nod ahead of Umesh Yadav for the match.

Kohli said he has set a high standard for himself as far as performing for the team is concerned and has never bothered himself by what people outside the team has to say about him.

Skipper Kohli was ruled out of the second Test due to upper back spasms. South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series.