India skipper Virat Kohli has announced that he will step down as the T20 captain after the upcoming World Cup to be played in the UAE and Oman. Reports surfaced a few days ago that Kohli will resign as India’s white-ball skipper with Rohit Sharma set to take over. However, the BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal had clearly denied such reports calling it ‘rubbish.’

But Kohli’s revelation has certainly stunned the cricketing world as he has cleared that he wants to manage his workload and concentrate on Test and ODI cricket. Having said that, the 32-year-old will continue playing in the shortest format of the game as a player.

The man himself took to Twitter and posted a statement thanking his players for supporting him during his journey at the helm in T20Is. “I have been fortunate enough to not only represent India but also lead the Indian Cricket Team to my utmost capability. I thank everyone who has supported me in my journey as the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team. I couldn’t have done it without them – the boys, the support staff, the selection committee, my coaches and each and every Indian who prayed for us to win,” Kohli wrote.

Sri Lanka Cricket vehemently denies allegations levelled by certain media reports, which cited that some of the players in the Sri Lanka National team, who played in the T20i series against South Africa, did not fully commit themselves or deliberately underperformed on the field.

Sri Lanka Cricket has not received such a complaint from the ‘Team Management’ against any player of the National squad. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform you that it was the same group of players who played in the ODI series which Sri Lanka won against South Africa.

Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir was included in the list of contracted players for domestic cricket in Category A by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but Amir turned down the offer made to him.

The 29-year-old stated that there is no point i.