{"id":31603,"date":"2017-01-06T12:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31603"},"modified":"2017-01-06T12:14:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:14:20","slug":"kohli-takes-over-as-india-s-full-time-skipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31603","title":{"rendered":"Kohli takes over as India&#8217;s full time skipper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13405\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"viratrelax\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Mumbai: Test skipper <strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/4-virat-kohli\">Virat Kohli<\/a><\/strong> was on Friday handed the reigns of India&#8217;s<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/2777-odi\"> One-Day International <\/a><\/strong>(ODI) and T20 International cricket sides after<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/2-mahendra-singh-dhoni\"> Mahendra Singh Dhoni <\/a><\/strong>stepped down as the limited overs side captain on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read :<a href=\"cricket-news\/43122-dhoni-will-always-be-his-captain-says-kohli\">Dhoni will always be his captain says Kohli<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The announcement came after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/333-bcci\">BCCI<\/a><\/strong>) Senior Selection Committee led by chairman M.S.K. Prasad, met here to discuss the teams for the upcoming three ODIs and as many T20Is against England.<\/p>\n<p>Dhoni was, however, picked as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the limited overs format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read :<a href=\"cricket-news\/42961-from-a-ticket-collector-to-a-world-cup-winning-captain-analysis-of-dhoni-s-centuries-in-odis\">From a ticket collector to a World Cup winning captain: Analysis of Dhoni&rsquo;s centuries in ODIs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><a href=\"cricket-news\/43122-dhoni-will-always-be-his-captain-says-kohli\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13405\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"viratrelax\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/viratrelax-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Mumbai: Test skipper <strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/4-virat-kohli\">Virat Kohli<\/a><\/strong> was on Friday handed the reigns of India&#8217;s<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/2777-odi\"> One-Day International <\/a><\/strong>(ODI) and T20 International cricket sides after<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/2-mahendra-singh-dhoni\"> Mahendra Singh Dhoni <\/a><\/strong>stepped down as the limited overs side captain on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[4744,466,622,19860,20246,542],"class_list":["post-31603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket","tag-cricket-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-mahendra-singh-dhoni","tag-one-day-international","tag-t20-international-cricket","tag-virat-kohli"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kohli takes over as India&#039;s full time skipper - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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