With the introduction of split captaincy in both white-ball and red-ball cricket, a new era in Indian cricket has begun. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sacked Virat Kohli as India’s one-day international captain, and Rohit Sharma has taken over as white-ball captain. Kohli’s failure to lead India to an ICC title during his ODI captaincy tenure has always cast doubt on his leadership abilities. The 33-year-old, on the other hand, has led the Men in Blue to several historic bilateral series victories, making him one of India’s most successful ODI captains.

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Virat Kohli as India’s ODI captain:

Matches – 95

Won – 65

Lost – 27

Tie – 1

No Result – 2

Winning Percentage – 70.43

As India’s ODI captain, Kohli has a higher winning percentage than the two World Cup-winning captains, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (59.52) and Kapil Dev (59.52). (54.16). He has the highest winning percentage of any Indian captain who has led the team in more than ten matches. 

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India won 15 of the 19 bilateral ODI series under Kohli’s leadership, including historic series victories over South Africa, Australia, and the West Indies on their home turf. 

The charming batsman led India to the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the semifinal of the 2019 ODI World Cup in ICC tournaments.

Kohli amassed a large number of runs as the Indian team’s captain in the 50-over format. The modern-day great hit 5,449 home runs at an incredible 72.65 average. He also has the second-highest number of centuries as a captain in ODIs – 21. Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian captain, is at the top of the list with 22 tonnes. 

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Kohli, on the other hand, has a better batting record as a captain in ODIs. He has scored 3010 runs at an incredible average of 83.61 in 48 innings, including 13 centuries and 12 half-centuries. 

Kohli led India to a 2-1 series win over England in March in his final ODI series as captain.

The 33-year-old gave up his T20I captaincy after the World Cup, but said in a statement that he will continue to lead India in ODIs and Tests. 

Kohli will continue to captain India in red-ball cricket, where he has had the most success.