Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli is a huge name in Indian cricket. After Sachin Tendulkar, his name comes first. He is included in the list of Indian players who have earned great fame and respect in the field of cricket. This list includes the names of legendary players like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma. All these players’ wishes often come true because they have ruled the world with their game. As such, all their wishes are fulfilled, but one wish of Virat Kohli remained unfulfilled. It could not be fulfilled.
What is this unfulfilled wish of India’s star batsman that remained unfulfilled? Former Indian explosive batsman Virender Sehwag has made a significant statement on this matter. His statement has revealed Virat Kohli’s unfulfilled wish. What was Virat Kohli’s wish and what significant statement has Virender Sehwag made? Let’s find out.
Virender Sehwag said a big thing about Virat Kohli
Virender Sehwag said , “I never wanted to be the head coach of Team India. Virat Kohli and then-BCCI Secretary Amitabh Choudhary approached me because things were not going well between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble. They wanted me to take over as head coach after the 2017 Champions Trophy. I agreed on one condition: I wanted to bring in my own support staff, which included my assistant coach, batting coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, physio, and trainer. Since I wasn’t given that freedom, I decided not to take the job.”
🚨 Virat Kohli Wanted Me to Become Team India’s Head Coach: Virender Sehwag 🚨
Virender Sehwag:🗣️ I never wanted to become Team India’s head coach. Virat Kohli and then BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary approached me because things were not working between Virat Kohli and Anil… pic.twitter.com/WD9KiQiKR2
— Central Cricket (@arshdeep3444) August 5, 2026
Virat Kohli’s captaincy era
Let us tell you that Virat Kohli was appointed the Test captain of Team India in 2014. He assumed this responsibility when Dhoni relinquished the Test captaincy. Subsequently, when Dhoni relinquished the ODI and T20 captaincy in 2017, Virat Kohli became the captain of Team India in the white-ball format. He subsequently relinquished the ODI and T20 captaincy in 2021 due to a disagreement with Sourav Ganguly, who was the BCCI president at the time. He also relinquished the Test captaincy in 2022. Following him, Rohit Sharma was appointed captain of Team India in all three formats.
Virat Kohli’s captaincy record
Virat Kohli captained India in a total of 68 Test matches. During this period, he won 40 matches and lost 17. India also drew 11 matches during his captaincy. He scored 5,864 runs as captain in Tests at an average of 54.80, including 20 centuries. He also won 65 of his 95 ODIs as captain. He also won 30 of his 50 T20Is. During his captaincy, Virat Kohli worked with Anil Kumble. He then worked with Ravi Shastri as captain.