Virat Kohli was India’s captain across all the formats before he stepped down from the position in 2021-2022 over a period of 3-4 months. Kohli took over as Test captain from MS Dhoni during the 2014-15 tour of Australia and later led India across formats in 2017.
During his tenure, he led the Indian cricket team to new heights, especially in the Test format. He also led the Indian team to the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, the 2019 ICC World Cup semifinal, and the 2021 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final. Additionally, India remained the top Test team for five consecutive years. Kohli stepped down as T20I captain before the 2021 T20 World Cup and relinquished the Test captaincy in 2022 after losing a series to South Africa.
Ever since Virat Kohli stepped down from the captaincy, the Indian cricket team has experimented too much with the squad. Though, Rohit Sharma took over the reins but the Indian side saw multiple players leading the team in the past two years.
Here, in this article, we bring you a list of players who have led Indian cricket after Virat Kohli stepped down from the position of captaincy.
List of players who have led the Indian cricket team after Virat Kohli stepped down:
Rohit Sharma:
Rohit Sharma was named the captain of all formats in 2022 after Virat Kohli stepped down from the position.
Hardik Pandya:
After Rohit Sharma got rested for the Ireland series, Hardik Pandya was named captain of the T20I side.
Ajinkya Rahane:
Ajinkya Rahane was named captain of the Test team when Rohit was injured.
KL Rahul:
KL Rahul led the Indian cricket team in the Test series in South Africa.
Shikhar Dhawan:
Dhawan led the Indian cricket team in the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
Rishabh Pant:
Keeper-batter Rishabh Pant led the Indian cricket team in the ODI series against South Africa.
Jasprit Bumrah:
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is all set to make a comeback and captain team India in the T20I series against Ireland.
