Virat Kohli, who is regarded as one of the best batter in the world will no longer be the captain of the Indian ODI team. The 33-year-old was replaced by Rohit Sharma as ODI skipper for the tour of South Africa. On December 8, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that going forward, Sharma will lead India in ODIs after the T20Is. Earlier, Kohli had stepped down as T20I skipper in September citing immense workload and wanted to concentrate on his batting.

Under Kohli's captaincy, India failed to win any ICC tournaments but were consistently one of the most dominant sides in world cricket. The Indian team lost to Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final and were defeated by New Zealand in the semi-final at the 2019 World Cup. India also failed to reach the semi-finals in the 2021 T20 World Cup. But, Kohli will go down as India's most successful ODI captain with a win percentage of 70.43 -- the most by an Indian who has led the national side in more than 10 matches.