I Have Made Many Mistakes As Captain: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli said that he had no shame in admitting that he made mistakes as a captain.

Virat Kohli continues to remain an integral part of the team but is no longer the captain of the side.

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Virat Kohli is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of Indian cricket. Even though he failed to lead India to an ICC trophy during his stint as the skipper, he imbibed a culture within the team which has revoltunalised the way the Men in Blue goes about its cricket. In terms of fitness and work ethics, Kohli led from the front. His desire to win was apparent in the way he led especially in the longest format where under Kohli India were not afraid of losing in pursuit of a win rather than being content for a draw.

When he was at the helm of affairs, the management and system produced several world-class pacers which helped India do well not only in subcontinent countries but also overseas conditions. Even before his stint with the senior national cricke team as the captain, he had showed that he was a leader when he took the U-19 team to triumph in the 2008 T20 World Cup in Singapore. 

Depite such a rich legacy as the captain of both the national team as well as his franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Kohli admits that he had made his share of mistakes when he was the skipper.

"I have no shame in accepting that I have made many mistakes when I was captain but the one thing I know for sure that I never did anything for my own selfish motives. My only goal was to take the team forward, failures will keep happening but intent was never in the wrong place," Kohli said in an episode of docu-series 'Let There Be Sport'.

Even though Kohli continues to be an integral part of the national team as well as the RCB, it is Rohit Sharma who has taken over the leadership baton from Virat Kohli in the national team sceanrio while Faf du Plessis is leading the Bangalore franchise.