[REPORTS] Virat Kohli's captaincy under threat in shorter formats, Rohit Sharma being considered

[Abdullah719]

‘BCCI to check on Kohli-Sharma rift, split captaincy an option’

NEW DELHI: Ever since India’s ouster in the ICC World Cup semi-final, there have been a lot of talks about the areas where the team lacked and also how it was too reliant on the duo of skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma when it came to scoring runs.

While this has been an area that is also highlighted from the scoring charts of the World Cup, another factor that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is also keen to discuss is the idea of split captaincy.Speaking to IANS news agency, a BCCI functionary said that good teams start preparations immediately after one campaign ends and the biggest result of that is England winning the World Cup on Sunday. So, keeping an eye on the next campaign, India too could look at the option of having Rohit lead the team in the shorter format while Kohli continues in Tests.

“This would be the right time for Rohit to take over the mantle of the captaincy in the 50-over format. There has been immense support to the present captain and the management and it is time to plan ahead for the next World Cup and for that the existing ideas and plans need a fresh look. We all know some areas need a re-look. Rohit would be the right man for the job,” the functionary said.

But as per the functionary, the biggest concern that has come up post the exit is the talks of different camps and rumours of a rift between Kohli and Rohit. That could be detrimental for Indian cricket as the team looks to move forward and the matter is set to be discussed when the review meeting takes place with coach Ravi Shastri, captain Kohli and chief selector M.S.K. Prasad in the presence of the Committee of Administrators (CoA).

“You are aware that Vinod Rai [CoA chief] has already mentioned that a review meeting will take place. This will have to be ascertained when the review takes place and it is important to get to the bottom of these rumours,” the functionary added.

While Rai has claimed that a review meeting will take place to assess the performance of the team, there are clearly more problem areas that need immediate attention.

Interestingly, the last time there was a meeting where the CoA members had met the senior players and coach — during the Test against West Indies in Hyderabad last year — Kohli and Rohit’s difference of thought was visible when it came to resting players in the IPL keeping the World Cup in mind.—IANS

https://www.dawn.com/news/1494353/bcci-to-check-on-kohli-sharma-rift-split-captaincy-an-option

 

[Hasan123]

Rohit is 32 with dodgy fitness. Not sure if he will make the next WC. I don't think BCCI will get rid of Kohli as captain . But they need a coach who will challenge Kohli and selectors who are willing to take risks.

 

[topspin]

Kohli needs to stay as captain until the next WC.

Rohit is 32 and will be 36 in the next tournament, I don't think it would be wise to give him the captaincy. I might end up being wrong, however given his weaknesses against any lateral movement, he will be finished with the bat, if his reflexes fade away by then.

Also not to forget his fitness his significantly inferior to his team mates.

 

[giri26]

Unfortunately India does not have a settled ODI player besides Rohit, Virat and Dhawan in batting and Bumrah in bowling. I am not certain that Rohit and Dhawan will make the next world cup. Virat might. It would have been better if someone else had a good run over the last few years like a Shreyas Iyer. Making a young player like him as captain would be planning ahead. But unfortunately Iyer was dropped and hasn't played enough to be regular in the playing XI which he should have been.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

as an opposition , i would love this to happen ..... a rift in the indian team with Kholi taking his own players and Rohit his own as a bunch of 6/5 rather than a combined 11.....

Huh we pakistanies have had this for long long time ... given we cannot compete with the indian team on skills (at the min on paper) this would actually fall good for us

 

[Sultanofswing]

as an opposition , i would love this to happen ..... a rift in the indian team with Kholi taking his own players and Rohit his own as a bunch of 6/5 rather than a combined 11.....

Huh we pakistanies have had this for long long time ... given we cannot compete with the indian team on skills (at the min on paper) this would actually fall good for us

BCCI is no PCB. If it happens, Someone will be showed a door to make an example out of it. For Indian. Players they can't risk bad image . Bad image means less lucrative IPL offers.

In pakistan, Players had no other incentive. The k y extra incentive they could have was a media limelight hence fighting for the captaincy.

 

[Snowflake]

Talk about overreaction

 

[troodon]

Rohit will be over 36 for next worldcup. India should stick to Kohli and let Rohit take the place of Dhoni as acting Captain on the field.

India will be better served to look for a new opening pair for next worldcup. Both Rohit and Dhawan will be too old by then.

 

[big_gamer007]

Too late now

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Kohli has the best win loss record.

Is aggressive on the field.

Mentally strong.

Opposition fear him.

He should continue and lead us to glory.

Pathetic that selectors would consider dropping a captain who has achieved so much.

 

[Hasan123]

Kohli has the best win loss record.

Is aggressive on the field.

Mentally strong.

Opposition fear him.

He should continue and lead us to glory.

Pathetic that selectors would consider dropping a captain who has achieved so much.

He will be captain for as long as he wants.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He will be captain for as long as he wants.

True.

He has earned the right with his performances.

 

[Hasan123]

True.

He has earned the right with his performances.

Agreed.

But he should not have full power. He needs someone who will challenge him. A coach like Shastri is bad for a competitor like Kohli. Someone like Kohli needs to be challenged consistently.

Also Dhoni needs to be moved on. Kohli has too much trust in him. It’s better he makes his own decisions rather than rely on someone else. Kohli tactically was good in the WC, better than I have seen for a long while. It was Indian middle order which cost them the World Cup.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Agreed.

But he should not have full power. He needs someone who will challenge him. A coach like Shastri is bad for a competitor like Kohli. Someone like Kohli needs to be challenged consistently.

Also Dhoni needs to be moved on. Kohli has too much trust in him. It’s better he makes his own decisions rather than rely on someone else. Kohli tactically was good in the WC, better than I have seen for a long while. It was Indian middle order which cost them the World Cup.

You can't have a leader with wings clipped.

You have to give Kohli the freedom to build the team he wants.

And trust him to deliver like he always has.

 

[Hasan123]

You can't have a leader with wings clipped.

You have to give Kohli the freedom to build the team he wants.

And trust him to deliver like he always has.

I think he needs a little support. Some of the selection calls have not been great. Pant should have been in the team before the World Cup. There have been other wrong decisions as well.

Kohli will leave the Indian team in a better place than which he found it. But will they perform to their potential, that is the question.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I think he needs a little support. Some of the selection calls have not been great. Pant should have been in the team before the World Cup. There have been other wrong decisions as well.

Kohli will leave the Indian team in a better place than which he found it. But will they perform to their potential, that is the question.

Kohli likes a challenge.

Thrives in pressure.

Just need to trust him fully and let him take decisions.

 

[Ahmed216]

You can't have a leader with wings clipped.

You have to give Kohli the freedom to build the team he wants.

And trust him to deliver like he always has.

Y couldnt he build a solid middle order for India?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Y couldnt he build a solid middle order for India?

He was suffocated by others.

It's pretty sad to watch.

Champion cricketer stifled.

 

[fanofcricket4life]

Kohli likes a challenge.

Thrives in pressure.

Just need to trust him fully and let him take decisions.

I'm not sure if you're serious or sarcastic in this thread.

 

[Pete Rose]

Kohli likes a challenge.

Thrives in pressure.

Just need to trust him fully and let him take decisions.

I think he had a disappointing world cup as a batsman though. plus someone has to take the fall for: rahul, (misfiring middle order), playing guys past their prime.

 

[Pete Rose]

I'm not sure if you're serious or sarcastic in this thread.

Sarc

 

[Abdullah719]

I'm not sure if you're serious or sarcastic in this thread.

sarcastic-indian-fan

 

[jnaveen1980]

RCB fans want axing Kohli as captain for their franchise. He has provided them nothing for the last 6 or 7 years. Same way India repeatedly failed in the knockouts under Kohli. Last time India won a multi national tournament was in 2013. Kohli in Tests is okay because you don't require the game awareness that is required for limited overs. Most of the things in Tests are in auto-pilot mode. You can get away with minor mistakes. He sure has some positive qualities as backing good wicket taking bowlers.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Kohli has the best win loss record.

Is aggressive on the field.

Mentally strong.

Opposition fear him.

He should continue and lead us to glory.

Pathetic that selectors would consider dropping a captain who has achieved so much.

lol. NZ were really scared in the semi final.


Kohli is a poor captain, no point defending the obvious. He always needed Dhoni to help him and now Dhoni is gone, he will struggle .

India should give it Rohit , still a long way before the next World Cup.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Rohit is a good captain. Liked his captaincy in the Asia Cup. He also doesn't go OTT with his celebration. He is too lazy to do that anyway.

 

[topspin]

I think he needs a little support. Some of the selection calls have not been great. Pant should have been in the team before the World Cup. There have been other wrong decisions as well.

Kohli will leave the Indian team in a better place than which he found it. But will they perform to their potential, that is the question.

Absolutely, he didn't have enough games under his belt going into this WC. The art of squad rotation is to test your bench strength but instead they gave the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik, who are well in their 30s. The latter has been far from convincing with bat and behind the stumps, which left them no choice but to play Dhoni, who was well past his sell by date.

Although they picked the wrong reserve players, at least India appreciates the value of squad rotation. Whereas with Pakistan, they play their best side even against the likes of Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland and weakened WI + SL teams in T20Is.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Overall India is not in a horrible situation. India never had the issue of back up players. Everyone kinda expected INdia's flaws will be exposed at some point. India will move on. Going forward i don't care about world T20 either. Don't rate international T20s. I want India to do well in Test matches especially overseas.

 

[Justcrazy]

To be honest Sharma should be captain in shorter formats . But the problem is it will break the players into two groups. Selectors need to sit down with senior players and discuss the issue and then arrive at any conclusion.

 

[topspin]

lol. NZ were really scared in the semi final.


Kohli is a poor captain, no point defending the obvious. He always needed Dhoni to help him and now Dhoni is gone, he will struggle .

India should give it Rohit , still a long way before the next World Cup.

That's a bit unfair - after the CT thrashing, Kohli enhanced the potency of their spin attack by dropping Ashwin and bringing in Kuldeep Yadav + Chahal in the XI, with the latter occasionally rotated out of the side for Jadeja.

The problem for India is they got cocky and thought they could soley rely on their bowling and top 3 to win matches. India's lack of quality batsmen in the middle order is what cost them, not Kohli's "poor captaincy".

As for Rohit, I rate him but he is a sitting duck against lateral movement. Even after all these years, he's shown zero improvement when it comes to dealing with the new ball.

He will be 36 in the next WC and well probably be well past his best, also given his inferior level of fitness (if you compare it to his team mates), I'm not sure he will even be able to make the team on merit, so it would be unwise of BCCI to make him captain.

 

[rhony]

Pathetic speculations. Losing a SF shouldn't lead to removal of captaincy. India topped the group and should have been in the final. Indian selectors don't make hasty decisions when it comes to captaincy. Ganguly to Dhoni to Kohli and it will be passed on to another youngster like Shaw when Kohli decides to leave. Focus on the middle order and stop these idiotic speculations

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Pathetic speculations. Losing a SF shouldn't lead to removal of captaincy. India topped the group and should have been in the final. Indian selectors don't make hasty decisions when it comes to captaincy. Ganguly to Dhoni to Kohli and it will be passed on to another youngster like Shaw when Kohli decides to leave. Focus on the middle order and stop these idiotic speculations

How about the fact that Kohli has choked for 5 years? They can't have a choker as captain, it rubs off on the team. They need a winner and Rohit is a winner.

 

[dildilpak]

How about the fact that Kohli has choked for 5 years? They can't have a choker as captain, it rubs off on the team. They need a winner and Rohit is a winner.

Rohit Sharma is a winner only in IPL & Asia Cup, . I dont know how you can make him a ODI captain based on that record.

I think Kohli is an okay captain - aggressive & strong. Once Dhoni is gone he can come into his own, Just needs a more thinking coach unlike Shastri

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rohit Sharma is a winner only in IPL & Asia Cup, . I dont know how you can make him a ODI captain based on that record.

I think Kohli is an okay captain - aggressive & strong. Once Dhoni is gone he can come into his own, Just needs a more thinking coach unlike Shastri

Winning IPL is not that easy. It is harder. Very rarely bad captains have won it. Kohli was captain for 6 or 7 years. He had the likes of ABDV, Mccullum, Watson, Baz, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul. Still couldn't win. Dhoni with average team has won more IPLs. Kane williamson with an uber average team took his side to the final singlehandedly with bat in 2018. That is when Kane's captaincy skills were spotted.

 

[Saj]

I'd be surprised if Kohli gave up captaincy that easily especially at this time of his career.

 

[Titan24]

Rohit will be 36 by the next world cup in 2023 and he isnt that fit either.

 

[rhony]

How about the fact that Kohli has choked for 5 years? They can't have a choker as captain, it rubs off on the team. They need a winner and Rohit is a winner.

Choked in his batting in SF? How is that a reason for removing captaincy? Team is no.1 in tests and no.2 in ODIs because of Kohli. He won ODI series in SA, NZ and AUS. His team topped the group and spanked everyone except for england. If England fired Morgan after disastrous 2015, there wouldn't be 2019. Kohli ran a terrific campaign topping the group but lost to a good bowling unit onna favorable track. No reason to fire him. Rohit is a good captain but beating sub par teams in Asia cup ain't a measure. Loved his captaincy in IPL though.

 

[rhony]

Rohit will be 36 by the next world cup in 2023 and he isnt that fit either.

He won't. Instead the best way to clip his wings a bit is to change the coach. That should resolve all the issues

 

[Slog]

Pathetic speculations. Losing a SF shouldn't lead to removal of captaincy. India topped the group and should have been in the final. Indian selectors don't make hasty decisions when it comes to captaincy. Ganguly to Dhoni to Kohli and it will be passed on to another youngster like Shaw when Kohli decides to leave. Focus on the middle order and stop these idiotic speculations

Why should india have been in final?

 

[rhony]

Why should india have been in final?

No conspiracy theories. I meant India should have been in the final based on their performance in the entire tournament. NZ beat them fair and hard. No complaints.

 

[Napa]

I think Rohit as ODI captain would be good. Performance should have consequences, and not being able to win the WC should have consequences. Failure should not be tolerated beyond a point.

I don't think the best team was selected. Shaw, Pant and Gill would probably have done better than Karthink and Dhoni. So the coach and captain should be held accountable for wrong team selection.

The Indian team is much more than Kohli. He still has India as #1 in Tests so should continue as Test captain, but it is okay to have a different ODI captain.

 

[sweep_shot]

Rohit is classy and very level-headed player. Kohli is a spoiled brat and is not captaincy material.

I hope Rohit becomes captain.

 

[Mueez]

Indians are forgetting Kohli is the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.

Let that sink in.

 

[Hasan123]

Absolutely, he didn't have enough games under his belt going into this WC. The art of squad rotation is to test your bench strength but instead they gave the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik, who are well in their 30s. The latter has been far from convincing with bat and behind the stumps, which left them no choice but to play Dhoni, who was well past his sell by date.

Although they picked the wrong reserve players, at least India appreciates the value of squad rotation. Whereas with Pakistan, they play their best side even against the likes of Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland and weakened WI + SL teams in T20Is.

Pant should have played more bilateral games. If he didn't perform, then he could have been dropped. But it was harsh to throw him in a WC with so little experience.

It's surprising to see Indian selectors stick with average experienced players when they have exciting talent coming through.

 

[sweep_shot]

Indians are forgetting Kohli is the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.

Let that sink in.

Doesn't mean anything. Kohli is not above the game. Also, it was Pujara who was the difference.

Besides, that Aussie team (without Warner and Smith) was possibly the weakest in history.

Rohit is the right man; he doesn't behave like a little child and he has captaincy experience.

 

[jagatk]

Indians are forgetting Kohli is the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.

Let that sink in.

He is also the guy whose stupid selections in England and South Africa cost us 2 series, especially in SA where we wouldn't ever be facing that weak a team again.

 

[jagatk]

Rohit will be 36 by the next world cup in 2023 and he isnt that fit either.

The odi wc is in 2023, but there is a t20 wc next year.

 

[Mueez]

Doesn't mean anything. Kohli is not above the game. Also, it was Pujara who was the difference.

Besides, that Aussie team (without Warner and Smith) was possibly the weakest in history.

Rohit is the right man; he doesn't behave like a little child and he has captaincy experience.

Yes I remember Pujara did very well against the Aussies. However Kohli’s captaincy was quite decent...

Can’t say much about Rohit - he may turn out as a better captain than Kohli.

He is also the guy whose stupid selections in England and South Africa cost us 2 series, especially in SA where we wouldn't ever be facing that weak a team again.

Kohli alone is not responsible for the selections.

It is decided along with the coach and selectors.

 

[style_guru]

Any board which thinks logically would ideally build an LOI team with the next WC in focus. Players who won't make it to the next WC have to be replaced in due course, say by next one year or so, in order to blood in fresh faces, & give them enough time before the next WC.

Kohli is a product of mass marketing today, so him being removed from captaincy wont go down with those corporates, which pump in huge money into cashing in his popularity. Also, he is like that typical Delhi lads, who can go extreme with their reactions, when they feel challenged/threatened, so the BCCI would be wary of the consequences of removing him as Captain, a glimpse of which we saw when Kumble was sacked, & apparently humiliated during his coaching stint. However my personal opinion is that he shouldn't have been made the captain in the first place. As a captain, he seems out of his depth when on the field, where he more often than not leaves the captaincy to MSD, when under the pump. His team selection is as brainless as it can get, but I am not going to go into it here.

Rohit & Dhawan are playing well now, but by next WC, they'd be standing on their last legs. So ideally new players must come in their places, & therefore handing LOI captaincy to Rohit wont make sense.

Middle order in this Indian team is almost entirely replaceable, with the 4,5 & 6 no. slot up for grabs.

If Kohli is allowed to continue, with Shastri, then I am afraid that the same musical chair shall continue to play, & even on the eve of 2023 WC, people shall be discussing about how this team has no settled order.

Time for a new fab 11 in this team, with the likes of Shaw, Gill, Iyer, Agarwal, Nagarkoti, Shivam Dubey, Pant, Rahul Chahar etc.

Rant over.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Kohli's ego won't let him play under Rohit's captaincy.

They should make Hardik Pandya the new captain. He is the darling of indian fans and is an automatic selection in all three formats of the game even if he doesn't perform.

 

[Pakhs]

I think Rohit as ODI captain would be good. Performance should have consequences, and not being able to win the WC should have consequences. Failure should not be tolerated beyond a point.

I don't think the best team was selected. Shaw, Pant and Gill would probably have done better than Karthink and Dhoni. So the coach and captain should be held accountable for wrong team selection.

The Indian team is much more than Kohli. He still has India as #1 in Tests so should continue as Test captain, but it is okay to have a different ODI captain.

I dont think for India multiple captains will work though, with Kohli considering himself above everything.

 

[Hitman]

Kohli's ego won't let him play under Rohit's captaincy.

They should make Hardik Pandya the new captain. He is the darling of indian fans and is an automatic selection in all three formats of the game even if he doesn't perform.

Man, seriously speaking, do you think split captaincy would be a good idea?

 

[BalluBalleBaaz]

I personally wouldn't mind if Kohli hands captaincy for T20s to Sharma permanently. His captaincy is more suited to Tests where he takes time and sets fields, bowling changes and reads the situation well.

 

[Rana]

I thought he did well as a captain (Kohli)

Its not his fault that the same guys being considered for the role didnt show up in the semi final just like he didnt

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

I want to see him without dhoni like in test matches, going by his own instincts and see how it goes.

 

[Napa]

I dont think for India multiple captains will work though, with Kohli considering himself above everything.

There has to be accountability for not winning the WC, so Kohli should go. Anyway, Kohli is aggressive but not really a thinking captain like Dhoni. Rohit is a better thinker.

Kohli seems to be a decent Test captain but not so great in ODIs where the game can get away from you in a few overs.

If they give Rohit the ODI captaincy, it is not as if Kohli will stop playing. Tendulkar remained hugely popular even after he stopped being captain. If Kohli stops playing he can be replaced by Shaw and Gill.

The team is bigger than any one player.

 

[ak619]

You can't have a leader with wings clipped.

You have to give Kohli the freedom to build the team he wants.

And trust him to deliver like he always has.

Kohli fully supported Dhoni's inclusion in his team.

But you're not happy with it.

Make up your mind. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

[KingKhanWC]

That's a bit unfair - after the CT thrashing, Kohli enhanced the potency of their spin attack by dropping Ashwin and bringing in Kuldeep Yadav + Chahal in the XI, with the latter occasionally rotated out of the side for Jadeja.

The problem for India is they got cocky and thought they could soley rely on their bowling and top 3 to win matches. India's lack of quality batsmen in the middle order is what cost them, not Kohli's "poor captaincy".

As for Rohit, I rate him but he is a sitting duck against lateral movement. Even after all these years, he's shown zero improvement when it comes to dealing with the new ball.

He will be 36 in the next WC and well probably be well past his best, also given his inferior level of fitness (if you compare it to his team mates), I'm not sure he will even be able to make the team on merit, so it would be unwise of BCCI to make him captain.

The World Cup is 4 years away, not sure you can plan so early imo.

Morgan and Williamson are the two captains which others should aspire to be like. For me Kohli has had enough opportunities in big ICC tournament matches now where he has failed. India or any nation is bigger than one player, they must set high strandards of success or someone else will get a go.

Kohli selection has been very strange, you mention spinners but he played 2 v England when the ropes were bought in making tiny boundaries and only after the event he moaned when he should have made selections accordingly before the game. He also made a fatal error in not selecting Shami because imo India would have ran through the Kiwis in perfect swinging conditions bolwing first. Lets not go into the likes of Kartick and other abusd selections.

On field tactics are not his strength either, Dhoni helps him in almost every field change and it's not just advice. Not sure why Dhoni wasn't captain when everyone knew he would continue playing to this day!

Kohli also doesn't control his emotions like Sarfraz, putting the team under pressure. Morgan and Williamson are ice cool, which reflects on their teammates.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Man, seriously speaking, do you think split captaincy would be a good idea?

I think they should have three different captains. Give ODI captaincy to Rohit, test to Virat and T20 to Pandya.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Kohli fully supported Dhoni's inclusion in his team.

But you're not happy with it.

Make up your mind. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Exactly. We were told by some fans that Dhoni is in the team because of Kohli. He even supported Shastri. He got what he wanted and won nothing for India. He should resign from the captaincy of ODI's at least.

 

[ak619]

The World Cup is 4 years away, not sure you can plan so early imo.

Morgan and Williamson are the two captains which others should aspire to be like. For me Kohli has had enough opportunities in big ICC tournament matches now where he has failed. India or any nation is bigger than one player, they must set high strandards of success or someone else will get a go.

Kohli selection has been very strange, you mention spinners but he played 2 v England when the ropes were bought in making tiny boundaries and only after the event he moaned when he should have made selections accordingly before the game. He also made a fatal error in not selecting Shami because imo India would have ran through the Kiwis in perfect swinging conditions bolwing first. Lets not go into the likes of Kartick and other abusd selections.

On field tactics are not his strength either, Dhoni helps him in almost every field change and it's not just advice. Not sure why Dhoni wasn't captain when everyone knew he would continue playing to this day!

Kohli also doesn't control his emotions like Sarfraz, putting the team under pressure. Morgan and Williamson are ice cool, which reflects on their teammates.

This is my biggest pet peeve with Kohli.

He does this time and again. Plays Kuldeep on a green Lord's pitch even after the 1st day of the test gets rained off and only realizes his mistake after the horse has bolted.

Talks about KL Rahul at no 4 but disbands that idea after 4 matches and then right before the WC starts goes back to the same thing.

And as you mentioned, the WC match against England.

Kohli is often chasing the ball. It's very apparent in test matches when he keeps messing with the slip coudron everytime a ball goes between two fielders.

It's like he can't stick to a plan. Just keeps making decisions on the go. I honestly think Ganguly and Dhoni were a lot of aware of the "long-term" than Kohli.

Kohli has a lot of qualities that a great leader should have. The most important being is that he is inspirational leader. The impact that Kohli has had on the way Indian cricketers think about fitness is unbelievable. His impact hasn't been just in the people in the dressing room, it has influenced even the FC level.

There are many other great qualities of Kohli. But I am afraid that while he knows where he wants to take Indian cricket, he doesn't really know how to get there.

 

[KingKhanWC]

This is my biggest pet peeve with Kohli.

He does this time and again. Plays Kuldeep on a green Lord's pitch even after the 1st day of the test gets rained off and only realizes his mistake after the horse has bolted.

Talks about KL Rahul at no 4 but disbands that idea after 4 matches and then right before the WC starts goes back to the same thing.

And as you mentioned, the WC match against England.

Kohli is often chasing the ball. It's very apparent in test matches when he keeps messing with the slip coudron everytime a ball goes between two fielders.

It's like he can't stick to a plan. Just keeps making decisions on the go. I honestly think Ganguly and Dhoni were a lot of aware of the "long-term" than Kohli.

Kohli has a lot of qualities that a great leader should have. The most important being is that he is inspirational leader. The impact that Kohli has had on the way Indian cricketers think about fitness is unbelievable. His impact hasn't been just in the people in the dressing room, it has influenced even the FC level.

There are many other great qualities of Kohli. But I am afraid that while he knows where he wants to take Indian cricket, he doesn't really know how to get there.

Kohli plays hard and plays to win which is great and for the right players this is an inspiration but for others it's addded pressure. Kohli after getting out v NZ looked very upset and angry, rightly so but imo this transferred to the other batters who failed under pressure.

He is no longer a nipper, after 30 you normally start a decline so imo India must protect it's best batsmen so he can continue his form. India doesn't have the great batting line up of yesteryear, take out Kohli and it's decent but not great.

 

[satheesh]

should be stripped off from captaincy with a kick on the back side from ODIs . ODIs 'urgency & swift' nature' does not complement well with his temperament.

 

[Ab Fan]

Change the coach.. Kohli should remain the captain. He will come good.

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

There is no question that Kohli is not a tactically sound caption . What remains to be seen is if he will make it an ego thing if removed form captaincy . Maybe even having a smart coach pair with kohli will get better results .

 

[jagatk]

Yes I remember Pujara did very well against the Aussies. However Kohli’s captaincy was quite decent...

Can’t say much about Rohit - he may turn out as a better captain than Kohli.



Kohli alone is not responsible for the selections.

It is decided along with the coach and selectors.

Selectors don't pick the playing 11, that is on the captain and coach. The coach is a yes man that kohli selected and forced on to the team. So it is kohli's fault.

 

[jagatk]

Change the coach.. Kohli should remain the captain. He will come good.

His RCB record begs to differ.

 

[Gullycricket]

Kohli is not mentally strong as many presume.He had a purple patch which is beginning to fade and he will start losing it.He maintained this fake image of himself and now is dying to play in WI series to save his captaincy.Egomaniac

 

[hadi123]

Sharma would be a better LOI captain. Look at his record with MI

 

[silentkiller187]

Kohli has god like status and will surpass Tendulkers popularity in the near future. No way are india going to drop him from the captaincy.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Kohli fully supported Dhoni's inclusion in his team.

But you're not happy with it.

Make up your mind. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Kohli got it all right except that one.

He is a great captain who can deliver.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Kohli is not mentally strong as many presume.He had a purple patch which is beginning to fade and he will start losing it.He maintained this fake image of himself and now is dying to play in WI series to save his captaincy.Egomaniac

He is still a strong batsman. But his captaincy is holding him back. He should just stick to test captaincy where he can't mess up that much.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

I think they should have three different captains. Give ODI captaincy to Rohit, test to Virat and T20 to Pandya.

is this all speculations and wishes or there is something concrete behind the smoke?

 

[ak619]

Kohli got it all right except that one.

He is a great captain who can deliver.

That's a convenient loophole.

Don't know how to argue against that.

 

[Slog]

Kohli has god like status and will surpass Tendulkers popularity in the near future. No way are india going to drop him from the captaincy.

They dropped Tendulkar

 

[CanadianG00se]

Kohli got it all right except that one.

He is a great captain who can deliver.

Except the one?
That one alone cost India the worldCup. His obsession with Dhoni is killing the balance of the team. I wouldn’t mind even Kohli is dropped from team along with Dhoni. He is bottler in WorldCup anyways wouldn’t be missed.

 

[Slog]

Except the one?
That one alone cost India the worldCup. His obsession with Dhoni is killing the balance of the team. I wouldn’t mind even Kohli is dropped from team along with Dhoni. He is bottler in WorldCup anyways wouldn’t be missed.

Some selections are emotional and the legacy of said player is enough that they cannot he dropped. Especially in subcontinental culture.

Similarly Tendulkar was never dropped even though it was long overdue at the end and he retired off his own accord.

In any case Dhoni is still contributing as a player and leader whereas Sachin was a load post 2012 Aus tour

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Except the one?
That one alone cost India the worldCup. His obsession with Dhoni is killing the balance of the team. I wouldn’t mind even Kohli is dropped from team along with Dhoni. He is bottler in WorldCup anyways wouldn’t be missed.

Kohli is a born leader.

Will be a dark day in Indian cricket history if he is stripped of captaincy.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Kohli is a born leader.

Will be a dark day in Indian cricket history if he is stripped of captaincy.

Kohli is not a leader, if he was then he would have taken decision that benefits the team. Born leaders take tough decisions for greater good which Kohli failed miserably time after time. He is man child who needed Dhoni to guide him when going gets tough.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Kohli is not a leader, if he was then he would have taken decision that benefits the team. Born leaders take tough decisions for greater good which Kohli failed miserably time after time. He is man child who needed Dhoni to guide him when going gets tough.

He took lots of tough decisions.

1. Dropped his match winners Ashwin & Jaddu after they screwed up in 1 tourney. Got in wristies.

2. Brought in Bumrah in test series and won the series in Aus.

3. Dropped Pujara and gave him the FIRE to perform which made him win LOTS of series for us. He got a lot of criticism but he did it for the greater good I believe.

4. Backed fast bowlers.

5. Maintained energy in the field taking ALL the focus and pressure away from bowlers so they could perform better.

He's a misunderstood anti-hero.

A hero we need.

But don't deserve.

Just because he failed in like 3 ODIs.....we are willing to throw him away?

Sad. Just sad.

 

[jagatk]

He took lots of tough decisions.

1. Dropped his match winners Ashwin & Jaddu after they screwed up in 1 tourney. Got in wristies.

2. Brought in Bumrah in test series and won the series in Aus.

3. Dropped Pujara and gave him the FIRE to perform which made him win LOTS of series for us. He got a lot of criticism but he did it for the greater good I believe.

4. Backed fast bowlers.

5. Maintained energy in the field taking ALL the focus and pressure away from bowlers so they could perform better.

He's a misunderstood anti-hero.

A hero we need.

But don't deserve.

Just because he failed in like 3 ODIs.....we are willing to throw him away?

Sad. Just sad.

1. You are giving him too much credit, if this was dhoni or ganguly, i would applaud the decision as their style is to give a player a long rope, with kohli his is more if you aren't my friend then you either perform or perish, if you are my friend it doesn't matter whether you perform. Ashwin and jaddu aren't exactly his best mates.

2. While he did bring bumrah in, his other selections cost us the SA and Eng series, if he is going to get the credit he should also get the criticism.

3. Absolutely disagree, pujara never need fire. He was going through a bad patch where he got starts but just couldn't continue, he was quick to drop pujara but rahul and rohit seem to fail every chance but get picked for the next game come what may, especially rahul. That's bias not greater good.

4 and 5. Can't disagree

He is an obnoxious little brat who needs someone with actual brains around him, who can tell this little tinpot dictator how stupid he is, Kohli can work in test as captain if he has a strong coach who can take this brat a peg or 2 down. If we are to continue with the drunkard, kohli absolutely shouldn't stay captain.