The sudden resignation of Virat Kohli as India Test captain has triggered some very emotional reactions among the fans and the cricketing fraternity in India. But as the day passed, it came to light that it wasn’t just India, but even the cricketers from across the border in Pakistan also felt that it is almost the end of an era as far as test captaincy is concerned.
Ahmed Shehzad, one of the Pakistani batters, who was touted to be the Kohli of that country and whose looks were always compared to the Indian captain said that Kohli was one of the great ambassadors of the game as a skipper. Along with Shehzad, young pacer Naseem Shah also expressed his love for the Indian captain and called him an inspiration.
Among the former cricketers from the nation of the great fast bowlers, Azhar Mahmood, who also played in the Indian Premier League against Virat Kohli and was part of the Pakistan support staff during the Champions Trophy of 2017 where Virat Kohli led India lost in the final to Pakistan, also expressed his admiration towards the outgoing India captain.
Rashid Latif, former wicket-keeper batter of Pakistan and a keen observer of Indian cricket shared a video that was indicative that nobody stopped Kohli from resigning.