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‘No one expected this’: Shardul on Kohli leaving Test captaincy

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‘No one expected this’: Shardul on Kohli leaving Test captaincy

Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as Test captain in January sent shockwaves through the cricket fraternity. The 33-year-old gave up captaincy in the longest form ever, just a day after the team’s 2-1 loss to South Africa. Kohli has resigned as T20I captain, and in December, he also lost the ODI captaincy, with opener Rohit Sharma taking his place in the limited match.

India’s Shardul Thakur opened up about Kohli’s decision on Thursday, insisting it came as a shock to him.

“It’s an exciting time for everyone. No one expected him to resign as Test captain,” Thakur told The Indian Express.

“Under his leadership, we did well, especially overseas. Those series that we lost overseas were close. The team did a great job under him, and no one expected that. However, since he A decision has been made and everyone should respect it,” Thakur said.

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Both Rohit and KL Rahul have been touted as Kohli’s successors as Test captains, with young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant also being recommended by some former batsmen. Rahul also led India in the second Test of the series against South Africa as Kohli was forced to miss the game with a back spasm.

On January 15, Kohli announced his decision to resign as Test captain.

“Seven years of hard work, hard work every day and perseverance to lead the team in the right direction. I have done this with absolute honesty and nothing is left. Everything has to be done somewhere. This stage to stop and for me as India Test captain is now,” Kohli wrote on his official social media platform.

“There have been a lot of ups and downs along the way, but never a lack of effort or a lack of conviction. I’ve always believed in everything I do to give 120% effort, and if I can’t do that, I know it is now Do the right thing. I know absolutely in my heart that I can’t be dishonest to my team.”

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s cop universe film has taken a clear lead globally. Both films released on November 1.

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles, has been performing well globally. Released in November 1, the latest installment in the cop universe has collected more than ₹230 crore gross worldwide, despite facing stiff competition from the other big Diwali release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 worldwide box office collection day 5: Kartik Aaryan film sails past ₹200 crore after strong Tuesday)

Singham Again worldwide box office update

The latest report on Sacnilk.com states that the film has collected ₹ 232.25 crore so far. On its fifth day, Singham Again minted ₹ 48 crore to its global collections. The film has made a gross collection of ₹ 184.25 crore in India so far.

Meanwhile, the report also stated that Singham Again collected ₹ 153.75 crore at the domestic box office within five days of release.

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Singham Again is the third instalment in the Singham franchise, which began with the 2011 hit.It is also part of Rohit Shetty’s larger Cop Universe, which also includes Simmba and Sooryavanshi, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar. Salman Khan makes a cameo as Chulbul Pandey, his iconic character from Dabangg, in the film. It introduces new cops in the mix with Deepika Padukone’s Shakti Shetty and Tiger Shroff’s Satya Bali. Arjun plays the antagonist called Danger Lanka.

Rohit Shetty took to his Instagram on Tuesday to thank the audience for the bumper response to Singham Again. He wrote, “SINGHAM AGAIN my 10th and fastest 100 cr film. For the past 16 films one thing that has remained constant is your love, thank you for all the support and love, humbled.”

Singham Again maintained its lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which has taken its worldwide total to ₹208 crore in five days of release. Singham Again benefitted because it got the better share of screens in India, with 60 percent average. The rest of the 40 percent were taken by Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

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