Virat Kohli probably wasn't enjoying captaincy, says former skipper Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, who was former India coach as well, believes that Kohli giving up captaincy might benefit his batting and help him to ‘play more freely’.

Former India captain Kapil Dev knows a thing or two about the pressures of being the India skipper. Kapil along with MS Dhoni remain the only two captains to have won the World Cup for India although Virat Kohli holds the record for being the most successful Test captain with 40 wins under his belt.

Kapil, who was former India coach as well, believes that Kohli giving up captaincy might benefit his batting and help him to ‘play more freely’.

“I welcome Virat’s decision to quit the Test captaincy. He was going through a rough time ever since he gave up the T20 captaincy. He has looked tense in recent times, appeared to be under a lot of pressure. So giving up the captaincy was an option in order to play freely. He opted for that,” Kapil told Mid-Day.