Former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg feels that Virat Kohli has given up T20I and Royal Challengers Bangalore captaincy to focus on matching Sachin Tendulkar’s feat of 50 Test hundreds.

According to Hogg, Kohli is well aware that he needs to taste greater success in the longer format to be remembered as one of the greats.

After earlier announcing that he will be quitting the T20I captaincy, Kohli on Sunday confirmed that he would be stepping down as RCB skipper as well at the end of this year’s IPL season.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Hogg opined there is a bigger picture to Kohli’s decisions than just the pressure to lead in all formats. The former left-arm spinner said.

Kohli (32) hasn’t scored an international century since November 2019, when he crossed three-figures in the day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

Although Kohli has quit as T20I captain, many are wondering why he has stayed on in the role in ODIs.

Kohli has 3159 runs to his name from 90 T20Is at a strike rate of 139.04 with a best of 94 not out.

Virat Kohli has surprised the cricketing fraternity twice. On Thursday, Kohli first announced that he would step down as India's T20I captain at the completion of the T20 World Cup.

"He has stepped down from the international position of T20 captain and also RCB. This is a bigger picture, where he is concentrating on the longer format of the game. He wants to lead India in Test cricket and ODIs.

At present, Kohli has 70 international centuries – 43 in ODIs and 27 in Tests, and while the India captain is close to equalling, and perhaps overtaking Tendulkar's tally of 49 ODI centuries, he still has a long way to go to get to the Master Blaster's record of 51 Test tons.