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Team India Test skipper Virat Kohli addressed a press conference for the first time since relinquishing T20 captaincy and being replaced by Rohit Sharma as the captain in the ODIs as well. Breaking his silence, Kohli said he was approached half an hour before the selection meeting where he was told about the BCCI's decision to remove him as ODI captain.

"I was communicated one and a half hours before the selection meeting. I was told that I will not be the ODI captain. There was no communication with me before that. We chatted briefly about it during the selection meet, but no communication about this was made before the selection meeting on ODI captaincy," Kohli said.

Kohli said that he will be available for the ODI series and there was no communication about the rest from his side to the selectors or the BCCI. Kohli also mentioned that he was informed that he won't be captain in the ODIs and there was no prior communication about the same.

It was an eventful day prior to the presser as several reports suggested that Kohli asked for a break after the Test series to be with his family and celebrate his daughter Vamika's first birthday. However, BCCI quashing the same said that Virat didn't request for a break and he was very much part of the ODI series.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...i-wont-be-odi-captain-says-virat-kohli/840690
 
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"obviously we haven’t won an ICC tournament. I understand the logic behind why they took that decision".:rp
 
Virat Kohli said, "Rohit Sharma is a very able captain, very tactically sound. We have seen for India and IPL as well. Along with Rahul bhai, both of them will have my absolute support".
 
If people think that VK or anyone would come out in a presser & concede that they have a rift with a fellow player, than they must be really naive.

Secondly, if there was nothing cooking, so why did VK approached the selectors earlier, & wanted Rohit to be sacked from LOI Vice captaincy?
 
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Virat Kohli, the India Test captain, confirmed his availability for the ODI leg of the South Africa tour, brushing aside recent reports that suggested he'd made himself unavailable.

Kohli, who was recently replaced as India's limited-overs captain by Rohit Sharma, said he had been notified about the change in captaincy before the selection committee meeting, and slammed reports that suggested he wouldn't be available for selection for the ODI series.

"I was and am available for selection (for the ODIs)," he said. "I was contacted by selectors 1.5 hours before the meeting, we discussed the Test selection, then chief selectors told me I won't be the ODI captain and I was fine with it. There was no prior communication."

Kohli was speaking to the media in Mumbai, ahead of the Indian team's departure for their three-match Test series against in South Africa, which will be followed by a three-match ODI series. The first Test will get underway in Centurion on January 26 with the series concluding on January 15. The ODI series will take place between January 19-23.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2416329
 
style_guru said:
If people think that VK or anyone would come out in a presser & concede that they have a rift with a fellow player, than they must be really naive.

If both players are denying it, then I personally will believe them then some random 2 bit journalists.
They will sell anything to get some views and click baits. So who is being naive here.

Secondly, if there was nothing cooking, so why did VK approached the selectors earlier, & wanted Rohit to be sacked from LOI Vice captaincy?

Where is proof, it is just hearsay. Anyone can write a blog/news article. Does not make it true.

And no one is a saint here. There were VK fans who wished that Rohit Sharma should also meet the same fate as CDS Rawat, while travelling in a chopper/plane after VK was sacked from LOI captaincy, therefore the toxicity ain't going anywhere, irrespective of the amount of PR being dished out.
So the random fans on internet represent the players viewpoint as well. lol.
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At the end, you are just speculating without any trace of real proof. I will still trust the players themselves then some random people.
 
The captaincy issue is a board-generated storm in a teacup

The kerfuffle over the Indian captaincy could have been avoided had the Board of Control for Cricket in India acted with grace and kept everybody in the loop. When such things happened in the past there was usually a cry for having a cricketer at the head of the administration. Now we have one, and that does not seem to have made a difference.

As things stand, an injured Rohit Sharma will not be available to play the Tests in South Africa under Virat Kohli, while the latter, for “personal reasons” will not be available to play the One-Day Internationals under Rohit Sharma. At the time of writing, there is official word on Rohit’s withdrawal, none on Kohli’s. We’ll leave it there, and move on to the bigger issue of the captaincy itself.

How important is the captain? Traditionally, cricket was the one sport where the man leading had the most crucial role to play; in other sports, the coach called the shots.

School of thought

There was always a school of thought which held that any senior player should be able to lead a side especially in a Test match, and that the captaincy was invested with unnecessary importance. In touring Indian teams of the past, the captain was entitled to a single room while the others shared theirs, but today everybody gets a single room. Captains do tend to attract more contracts for endorsing products, though.

Today’s captain is not just the head of the playing eleven but thanks to the support staff is the leader of a committee that is constantly feeding him with information, numerical, graphic and analytical. He makes the final decision but has enormous data at his disposal.

So once again that old question: when it is captaincy by committee, do we need to look for special qualities in an experienced player that trumps the data?

It is possible for a captain to do everything right and still lose a match. Sheer luck can sometimes overcome tactical nous. Give me generals who are lucky, as Napoleon said.

You cannot decide how good a captain is based on his success rate alone, but that is the only metric we have. Yet what of things that didn’t happen — a bowling change not made, a fielder not moved in time? These things might turn out to be crucial. What might have been ought to be considered for a rounded assessment. But that of course is impossible. Judgement is based on what did happen, although captains are often praised or criticised for what they didn’t do but should have done.

Access to same information
So what do we mean when we say someone is a good captain? Is Ajinkya Rahane a better captain than Kohli because he won two Tests, and the series in Australia? Both captains had access to the same information churned out by the support staff, each knew the opposition as well as the other did. Or do we conclude that Rahane had the luck to carry forward the system that Kohli had put in place? A system that works, as Kohli showed in England later?

Is winning the most important thing for a captain, or is it creating a system that leads to wins? This latter would involve picking the right players, deciding early who is worth persevering with and who not, tweaking the team’s approach and priming it for victory. Two captains in India who did exactly that have been justly celebrated. Tiger Pataudi, and V Subramanyam. The former prepared the team that his successor Ajit Wadekar led to series win in the West Indies and England, while the latter built the Karnataka team that, under Erapalli Prasanna, toppled Mumbai and went on to win the Ranji Trophy.

Would Subramanyam have been able to replicate his success had he led India? He did play nine Tests, but despite tours to England, Australia and New Zealand was not a regular, and in any case Pataudi was already in charge. Subramanyam was a hard-hitting batsman who once clean bowled Geoff Boycott in a Test, but never did get a chance to put in action for India the theories that had worked so well for Karnataka.

It shouldn’t matter who leads India, except perhaps in the shorter formats where decisions have to be made quickly and the data translated into outcomes.

The selectors might have decided that having three international captains might be — in BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s words — “too much leadership”. A decade back England had three — Stuart Broad (T20I), Eoin Morgan (ODI) and Alastair Cook (Test), so it is not unheard of.

There is no need for India to copy that of course. In any case, Rohit appears to be the better white ball captain while Kohli has put his stamp on Test cricket. Objectively, therefore, this is the best deal for India.

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/co...nerated-storm-in-a-teacup/article37955558.ece
 
Virat Kohli has said he has no problems with India's full time white ball captain Rohit SharmaVirat Kohli has said he has no problems with India's full-time white-ball captain Rohit Sharma.
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli cleared the air around his 'alleged rift' with India's full-time white-ball captain Rohit Sharma by saying that he doesn't have any problems with him and he is committed to Indian cricket. Sharma, who replaced Kohli as Team India's T20I skipper after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, was also announced India's ODI captain recently.

Addressing a press conference ahead of the Indian team's departure to South Africa, Kohli said he has already clarified it in the past about having no issues with Rohit whatsoever and no action from him would ever be to demean the team.

"I have no problems with Rohit. I’ve been clarifying this for the last two years. I’m tired of it. Any action or communication from me will never be to demean the team. I’m committed to Indian cricket," Kohli said.

It was widely reported that Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a break in January for personal reasons as a result of which he would miss the ODI series.

However, Kohli said he was available for the series and had not made any such requests.

"I am available for selection for the ODI series against South Africa. No communication with the BCCI about being rested. This question should be asked to the people who are writing about this, not me. These are lies. I have not asked BCCI to rest me," Kohli said.

Kohli went on to add that while he did tell the BCCI about his decision to step down as T20I skipper, he also let them know that he wanted to continue as the captain in ODIs as well as Tests.

"I had told BCCI that I want to quit T20I captaincy. The board received it well, without any hesitation. I wasn't told that I shouldn't quit T20I captaincy. I had told them that I want to continue ODI and Test captiancy unless the office bearers think otherwise. I had given that option to them," he added.

Responding on the chatter around his unavailability for the ODI series, Kohli said those things are not in his control and he is focused and mentally prepared.

"A lot of things that happen on the outside are not ideal and not always how one expects them to be.

"But you have to understand there's only so much that you can do as an individual and we have to do the things that you can as an individual, in my control show. I'm very focused and very mentally prepared."

India and South Africa will play three Tests, starting December 26, followed by as many ODIs in January. Rohit is set to miss the Test series due to an injury.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ommitted-to-indian-cricket-virat-kohli/840722
 
What a tight slap to so called news sources and over enthusiastic posters here cooking up their own stories. It seemed like useless aunties spreading rumours in neighbourhood lol. This is what happens if you all day keep thinking and looking for negative news. I understand news ppl doing this, it's their bread and butter.
 
India captain Virat Kohli did not hold anything back and even went on to refute Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly's comments on his decision to quit T20I captaincy when he addressed the media on Wednesday, December 15.

Virat Kohli highlighted the lack of communication with the BCCI over the manner in which he was sacked as ODI captain on the day the 18-man squad for the Test series in South Africa (starting December 26) was announced.

Refuting Ganguly's comments, Kohli said his decision to quit T20I captaincy was received well by the BCCI and the selectors and no one had told him to reconsider the decision.

While announcing his decision to quit T20I captaincy, Kohli mentioned in his social media post that he wanted to continue as ODI and Test captain. However, Kohli said on Wednesday that he had clearly communicated to the BCCI that he will accept any decision that the office-bearers and the selectors take on him retaining the captaincy of the ODI team.

"When I communicated with the BCCI first about quitting T20I captaincy, I told them that this is my point of view, these are the reasons for my decision, it was received quite well. No one took offence, no one had any hesitation. No one told me that I should not leave the T20I captaincy," Kohli told the press.

"It was received well and looked at as a progressive step and one in the right direction. That time, I told the BCCI that I want to continue as ODI and Test captain unless the BCCI office-bearers or the selectors want me not to do. I clarified this as well in the phone call. My communication with the BCCI was very clear. I also gave them the option that if the BCCI office-bearers of the selectors want to take a decision, I am okay with it," he added.

Notably, Sourav Ganguly, in an interview to News18, had said that he personally requested Virat Kohli to not step down as T20I captain and that the selectors felt there was no room for having two limited-overs captains for the senior men's national team.

"It's like I said I personally requested him (Kohli) not to give up the T20I captaincy. Obviously, he felt the workload. Which is fine, he has been a great cricketer, he has been very intense with his cricket. He has captained for a long period of time and these things happen.," Ganguly had said.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also revealed that he was told only 90 minutes before the announcement of the South Africa team that he would no longer continue to be India's ODI captain.

Rohit Sharma was appointed as India's ODI captain on December 8 as the BCCI made the announcement in a single line in their press release to announce the Test squad for South Africa tour. Kohli said he had no prior communication with the selectors or the BCCI top brass about his removal from ODI captaincy.

"Whatever was said about the communication that happened during the decision that was made was inaccurate. I was contacted 1 and half hours before the meeting on the 8th with the Test series. There was no prior communication at all since the time I announced the T20I captaincy decision until the 8th of December," Kohli said.

"The chief selector discussed with me the Test team and before ending the call, he told me that the five selectors have decided that I will not be the ODI captain to which I replied, 'okay fine'.

"In the selection call after that, we chatted briefly. There was no communication prior to that at all," he added.

However, the India captain said he understood the BCCI's decision to not retain him as ODI captain and that he will continue to be committed to the team's cause.

"I can understand the reasons for (ODI captaincy removal). We didn’t win ICC tournaments. There is no debate on whether the decision was right or not. The decision that the BCCI has taken is from a logical point of view, I can understand that. But the turn of events and the communication with the BCCI, that part I have told you beforehand.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...cy-quit-bcci-communication-1888095-2021-12-15
 
After Virat Kohli's sensational claim in the press conference, the BCCI dismissed the India Test captain's stance over lack of communication, saying that he was kept in the loop over the T20I captaincy matter. A BCCI official told India Today that the board did speak to Virat Kohli in September and urged him not to give up the T20 captaincy.

"Virat Kohli can’t say that we didn’t keep him in the loop. We spoke to Virat in Sept and asked him not to quit the T20 captaincy. Once Virat gave up the T20 captaincy on his own, it was difficult to have 2 white ball captains. Chetan Sharma told Virat about the ODI captaincy on the morning of the meeting," a BCCI official told India Today.

Notably, Kohli highlighted the lack of communication with the BCCI over the manner in which he was sacked as ODI captain on the day the 18-man squad for the Test series in South Africa (starting December 26) was announced.

Ganguly had mentioned that Kohli was asked not to step down from captaincy in T20Is, but Kohli contradicted that as he said that his decision of stepping down from T20I captaincy was well received by the Indian cricket board.

"When I communicated with the BCCI first about quitting the T20I captaincy, I told them that this is my point of view, these are the reasons for my decision. It was received quite well. No one took offense, no one had any hesitation. No one told me that I should not leave the T20I captaincy," Kohli told the press.

"It was received well and looked at as a progressive step and one in the right direction. That time, I told the BCCI that I wanted to continue as ODI and Test captain unless the BCCI office-bearers or the selectors want me not to do so. I clarified this as well in the phone call. My communication with the BCCI was very clear. I also gave them the option that if the BCCI office-bearers of the selectors want to make a decision, I am okay with it," he added.

Virat's comments contradict the statements made by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly over the past few days. Ganguly had mentioned that he had personally spoken to Kohli about the decision to name Rohit Sharma as the new ODI captain and that so did the chairman of selectors, Chetan Sharma.

"...Actually, the BCCI had requested Virat not to step down as the T20I skipper but obviously, he did not agree. And the selectors then did not feel it right to have two different captains for two white-ball formats," Ganguly told ANI

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...ys-he-was-kept-in-the-loop-1888138-2021-12-15
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Is it necessary that one gets communicated about getting fired before they make the decision?
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It is quite basic, especially when you are giving captaincy to a player who was responsible for the start of collapse in last two ( three if you count 2017 Champions trophy) icc tournament.
Virat kohli captaincy is bad because Rohit sharma can't play left arm fast bowlers.
 
I am not even fan of Kohli loi captaincy, I seriously believe he should have been removed between 2017 and 2019, with 2019 wc latest.
But there is way and process to do things, removing him after 2019 would not have created such controversy as Sharma had a good wc.
Actually Kohli captaincy in semi was good.
It is more like Kohli is being removed for not winning tosses, now that is absurd.
 
Navdeep Srivastava said:
It is quite basic, especially when you are giving captaincy to a player who was responsible for the start of collapse in last two ( three if you count 2017 Champions trophy) icc tournament.
Virat kohli captaincy is bad because Rohit sharma can't play left arm fast bowlers.
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Did he communicate about abandoning 5th test in England. He made the call and informed them not before making them.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Did he communicate about abandoning 5th test in England. He made the call and informed them not before making them.
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That is the point, what I heard Sharma was the one with Kohli who wanted boycott of test but here Sharma is the captain and he did communicate, lol how do you know he boycotted if he didn't communicate.
As I said before in another thread 2005 all over again
 
Navdeep Srivastava said:
I am not even fan of Kohli loi captaincy, I seriously believe he should have been removed between 2017 and 2019, with 2019 wc latest.
But there is way and process to do things, removing him after 2019 would not have created such controversy as Sharma had a good wc.
Actually Kohli captaincy in semi was good.
It is more like Kohli is being removed for not winning tosses, now that is absurd.
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Kohli quit T20 captaincy. It resulted in removal of ODI captaincy as well. They don't want different captains for different short formats. That makes no sense.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Kohli quit T20 captaincy. It resulted in removal of ODI captaincy as well. They don't want different captains for different short formats. That makes no sense.
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Well today Kohli clearly said he was not told any such things, only thing I can get from removal that he is not winning toss so he should give up captaincy.
Whatever the reason I hope, everything go normal from now on.
Now I don't want Kohli in loi team if there are divison which will jeopardize wc chance
Board need to find good players and Dhawan should be selected again, instead of mister future Rahul who is already 30 but still don't have consistency
 
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Navdeep Srivastava said:
Well today Kohli clearly said he was told any such things, only thing I can get from removal that he is not winning toss so he should give up captaincy.
Whatever the reason I hope, everything go normal from now on.
Now I don't want Kohli in loi team if there are divison which will jeopardize wc chance
Board need to find good players and Dhawan should be selected again, instead of mister future Rahul who is already 30 but still don't have consistency
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No that was not the sole reason. BCCI should have fired him long time back from limited overs. He created an unit that is just like RCB unit. Not an all round unit which can bounce back from any situation. With big ego guys like Kohli it is always going to be a controversy anytime he loses his captaincy. If not now it will happen in the future for sure. Rohit may not play for too long. So BCCI probably wants him to build an unit before he leaves. Under Kohli we are not going to win anything.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
No that was not the sole reason. BCCI should have fired him long time back from limited overs. He created an unit that is just like RCB unit. Not an all round unit which can bounce back from any situation. With big ego guys like Kohli it is always going to be a controversy anytime he loses his captaincy. If not now it will happen in the future for sure. Rohit may not play for too long. So BCCI probably wants him to build an unit before he leaves. Under Kohli we are not going to win anything.
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Bcci should have fired him from loi long time, this is where you are right and others places you are wrong.
Rcb is different from India.
We lost against New Zealand in 19( for all the abuse of Pant, Dhoni and Jadeja they were the only one who nearly took us to victory) because top order failed and against Pak and Nz in this wc because our bowling failed alongside top order.
Reason for this t20 world Cup is selectors alongside loosing toss.
I mean mister future, Varun, Hardik, Surya kumar was selected because of success in IPL see how badly they failed.
Instead we should have selected Dhawan, Chahal, Harshal.
Again look like Kohli is being abuse because all MI players failed in real tournament and for loosing toss.
 
And let say we again loose another wc who will now be scrapegoat as Kohli is not the captain
We won last two wc with the freak performance from Yuvi and some side performance.
What we are missing is those freak performance.
Kohli came close in 2014 wc but didn't deliver the last knockout punch.
Captaincy has nothing to do with right now
 
Navdeep Srivastava said:
It is more like Kohli is being removed for not winning tosses, now that is absurd.
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Hell no!

If there is anything which is absurd, it is suggesting that he has been removed due to him being a terrible ******!

He is a terrible captain, no two ways about it and we've seen enough of that incompetence for years now. Previously he was at least scoring runs so his incompetence as captain got hidden. Now he isn't even scoring runs for 2-odd years and is missing series as he wishes.

This is not what a regular captain is expected to do.
 
What I like about him is that he is honest and direct unlike the BCCI which is hell bent on destroying cricket
 
Navdeep Srivastava said:
It is quite basic, especially when you are giving captaincy to a player who was responsible for the start of collapse in last two ( three if you count 2017 Champions trophy) icc tournament.
Virat kohli captaincy is bad because Rohit sharma can't play left arm fast bowlers.
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Navdeep Srivastava said:
Bcci should have fired him from loi long time, this is where you are right and others places you are wrong.
Rcb is different from India.
We lost against New Zealand in 19( for all the abuse of Pant, Dhoni and Jadeja they were the only one who nearly took us to victory) because top order failed and against Pak and Nz in this wc because our bowling failed alongside top order.
Reason for this t20 world Cup is selectors alongside loosing toss.
I mean mister future, Varun, Hardik, Surya kumar was selected because of success in IPL see how badly they failed.
Instead we should have selected Dhawan, Chahal, Harshal.
Again look like Kohli is being abuse because all MI players failed in real tournament and for loosing toss.
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You are wrong about SKy, Hardik. They did squat in this IPL edition. Apart from KL Rahul and to some extent Jadeja (who is an unfit for T20) nobody performed in this IPL edition. Varun was a gamble. They thought they could get away before they found him out. That didn't happen. I agree about Chahal. but Chahal's recent form has been terrible. Having an economy close to 9 means he was going to be left out. They still have backed him given the nature of the surfaces. At the end of the day it didn't matter which bowler missed as it was the batsmen that let us down. I don't think this is the reason why he was sacked. The main reason is his quitting of T20 captaincy led to this.
 
Kohli is a best when he has something to prove . If I were an India fan, I'd rather have kohli batting and not worrying about captaincy .
 
Saw some Indian fans having Greg Chappell and Nagma as dp in their social media accounts to give it back to Ganguly:91:
 
Snowflake said:
So, who is lying? Ganguly or Kohli?
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Same questions being asked by Gavaskar...

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After Virat Kohli openly contradicted Sourav Ganguly’s remarks about the former skipper's decision to step down as India's captain in T20I cricket on Wednesday, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president will be the ideal person who can address the discrepancy between the two statements. Gearing up for India's high-profile series in the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship, skipper Kohli delivered an explosive press conference before Team India's departure for South Africa.

Days after Kohli stepped down as Team India's T20I captain, BCCI chief Ganguly revealed that the board had requested the former skipper to not relinquish the captaincy in the shortest format. On Wednesday, Test captain Kohli claimed that the BCCI never asked him to reconsider giving up the captaincy in the shortest format. Kohli also revealed that his removal from captaincy in the 50-over format happened 90 minutes before the Test team's selection for the South Africa bilateral series.

Taking cognisance of Kohli's remarks in his fiery pre-departure press conference ahead of the South Africa tour, batting legend Gavaskar opined that Ganguly should be asked why there is a discrepancy in the statements of the BCCI president and Indian Test skipper. "I think it (Kohli’s comments) actually doesn’t bring the BCCI into the picture. I think it’s the individual who has to be asked where he got the impression he had conveyed such a message to Kohli. So that’s the only thing," Gavaskar told India Today.

Gavaskar's remarks have come after Kohli responded to every tough question head-on during the recently concluded press conference. "Yes, he is the BCCI president and surely he should be asked why there is this discrepancy. He is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what you seem to have to say and what the Indian captain has said," Gavaskar added.

Earlier, BCCI president Ganguly had asserted that Kohli's decision to not reconsider giving up the T20I captaincy had paved the way for Indian selectors to replace him with Rohit as India's full-time captain in the limited-overs format. Gavaskar asserted that a good press release stating all the reasons can make life a lot easier for both parties. "Sometimes, even if that is not needed, a press release is also good enough," he said.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...discrepancy-india-tour-of-south-africa/840856
 
street cricketer said:
Saw some Indian fans having Greg Chappell and Nagma as dp in their social media accounts to give it back to Ganguly:91:
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He said he was going to quit T20 captaincy right after 4th Test. Something happened between 4th test end and 5th test start. It was out of the blue.
 
Miscommunication or something bigger?

Things definitely not great between Kohli and the BCCI at the moment.
 
Been saying it from the beginng, Ganguly has zero credentials to run an organization as large and as complex as the BCCI. Being at the helm of a domestic body counts for nothing tbh.

Ganguly is not a professional and polished administrator. It was an absurd idea to put him in charge. I can't believe that a country like India could not find anyone more competent and professional than Ganguly.
 
There was no communication :sree

The only reason he held on so long is because he's Virat Kohli, anyone else would have been booted out long ago.
 
Oh well - I was a fan of dada but I will always stand with VK - if dada can’t throw his ego out,
then ppl should throw him out of BCCI
 
Aman said:
There was no communication :sree

The only reason he held on so long is because he's Virat Kohli, anyone else would have been booted out long ago.
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Anyone else with that ODI record would hold on for a lifetime; and deservedly so. Ganguly and BCCI bungled this one up big time.
 
BreadPakoda said:
You’re right. He had to step down from T20I captaincy after that loss, then RCB captaincy, and now this.
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He announced his T20 captaincy resignment even before the IPL lol Besides in the last one-day encounter with Pakistan in the world cup India won. So your timeline and logic don't really match the reality.
 
So, apparently Gavasker has said that one of the reasons why the BCCI could be miffed with Kohli is because of how he phrased his resignation, from the T20, statement.

He says that the fact that Kohli said "I will continue to captain India in ODIs and Tests..." would have upset few in BCCI as that statement could be presumptious :facepalm:

Now, this take is coming from Gavasker ho is quite close to the inner workings of the BCCI. One has to wonder how fragile are the egos at BCCI?

That is why I always maintain that regardless of how rich and powerful the BCCI becomes, it is still run by desis who are extremely unprofessional from the core and have the most fragile egos.

What a joke!
 
jnaveen1980 said:
He announced his T20 captaincy resignment even before the IPL lol Besides in the last one-day encounter with Pakistan in the world cup India won. So your timeline and logic don't really match the reality.
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Shhh..I’m trying to communicate with him in his language.
 
World Cup-winning former India skipper Kapil Dev has weighed in on the controversy surrounding India's white-ball captaincy, saying that Virat Kohli's statements that exposed his differences with the BCCI on the issue of captaincy were ill-timed. "It is not good to point fingers on anybody at this point in time. The South Africa tour is coming and please pay attention to the tour," Kapil Dev told ABP News.

He said that Kohli speaking publicly on the captaincy issue and highlighting differences with board president Sourav Ganguly isn't good. "I would say board president is board president but yes, the Indian cricket team captain is also a big thing. But talking badly about each other in public, I don't think it is a good thing, whether it is Sourav or Kohli," added Kapil Dev.

"You have to control the situation and it would be better to think about the country first. Whatever is wrong will be known soon but speaking publicly about the topic, I think, is wrong at this time. I would not want to see any controversy ahead of an important tour," he elaborated.

In the pre-departure press-conference in Mumbai on Wednesday, Kohli dismissed as "inaccurate" Ganguly's statement that the board had requested him not to step down as T20I captain. The comment exposed the underlying tension between Kohli and the administrators after he was removed as ODI skipper as well earlier this month.

The BCCI has not yet reacted to Kohli's comments.

The superstar batter had also stated that he was informed about the end of his ODI captaincy tenure before the selection of the Test team for South Africa earlier this month.

He said he could understand the reasons for that decision as the team had not won an ICC trophy under him.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/tal...virat-kohli-sourav-ganguly-statements-2654240
 
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Team India Test skipper Virat Kohli addressed a press conference for the first time since relinquishing T20 captaincy and being replaced by Rohit Sharma as the captain in the ODIs as well. Breaking his silence, Kohli said he was approached half an hour before the selection meeting where he was told about the BCCI's decision to remove him as ODI captain.

"I was communicated one and a half hours before the selection meeting. I was told that I will not be the ODI captain. There was no communication with me before that. We chatted briefly about it during the selection meet, but no communication about this was made before the selection meeting on ODI captaincy," Kohli said.

Kohli said that he will be available for the ODI series and there was no communication about the rest from his side to the selectors or the BCCI. Kohli also mentioned that he was informed that he won't be captain in the ODIs and there was no prior communication about the same.

It was an eventful day prior to the presser as several reports suggested that Kohli asked for a break after the Test series to be with his family and celebrate his daughter Vamika's first birthday. However, BCCI quashing the same said that Virat didn't request for a break and he was very much part of the ODI series.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...i-wont-be-odi-captain-says-virat-kohli/840690
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But looks like he sure did have a good communication before his removal from T20 captaincy.





Personally, I don't feel that Rohit is captaincy material.
He may be a very, very good LOI batsman, but not smart and animated enough to display a good leadership skills where he proves to be someone who is good in man management, and a strategist.

So good luck to India.
 
globalcitizen said:
What a tight slap to so called news sources and over enthusiastic posters here cooking up their own stories. It seemed like useless aunties spreading rumours in neighbourhood lol. This is what happens if you all day keep thinking and looking for negative news. I understand news ppl doing this, it's their bread and butter.
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Well why then Ganguly said different than Kohli.. one of them lying surely.. which one is?
 
It's the Ganguly vs Greg Chappell saga all over once again.

Only this time, it's Ganguly in Greg Chappell's shoes and Kohli in the player Ganguly's shoes.
 
In all honesty Kohli has no major support, Let’s not forget what Kohli did with Kumble as well.
 
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Friday refused to speak on white-ball captaincy row following remarks of Virat Kohli on his earlier comments. "Let's not take this further, I have nothing to say," Sourav Ganguly told reporters. Asked if there would be any action taken against Virat Kohli after the South Africa tour, Ganguly said, "I have nothing to say. It is the matter of the BCCI and they will only deal with it."

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sourav-ganguly-refuses-to-comment-on-virat-kohlis-remarks-2657704
 
Having Sharma at the helm will only make beating India feel better. With Kohli, you always felt bad for the guy but with Rohit, full satisfaction.
 
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How much in advance does Kohli expects to be communicated about his dismissal as a Captain? One week? A month? Six months?

He was communicated directly by the board about his firing as skipper about 1.5 hours before the board went public about it, & it wasn't like he found it out through media.

Funny to see him throwing his toys out of the pram & reacting the way he did. Imagine the pain he must have inflicted on a legend like Kumble, & a fellow player like Ashwin inside the dressing room. The guy who was never shy of chopping & changing players at the drop of a hat, now expects others to put him on notice well in advance before showing him the door.

The guy clearly overestimated his clout, & has chosen wrong people to mess with this time.
 
style_guru said:
How much in advance does Kohli expects to be communicated about his dismissal as a Captain? One week? A month? Six months?

He was communicated directly by the board about his firing as skipper about 1.5 hours before the board went public about it, & it wasn't like he found it out through media.
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Most Indian captains aren't given that courtesy, they mostly get to know this through media. Kohli is really lucky in this regard.
 
The fact that not a single player, including his Delhi mates came in support for him shows where he stands among his peers. All the sources from reputed journalists who spoke to the people present at that meeting suggest that Ganguly did ask Kohli not to leave T20 captaincy. Not pleading or anything but just a casual 'Why? Stay back if possible' kinda statement. Infact all BCCIs meetings are video taped. Virat is clearly lying here and the reason why no ex players, current players or journalists supporting him.

But good on Ganguly/Shah to not drag this matter further. What would any counter statement from them prove? That Indian captain is a liar? This is the same Kohli who bullied Anil Kumble and humiliated him out of the team.

Virat needs to stop this politics and focus on his batting. He might not make it to 2023 team as batsman alone if his poor form continues. There is no N.Srinivasan for him like for MSD there was.
 
I am with Ganguly and BCCI on this. Infact they should have named Rohit as a captain before T20 WC and not let this drama queen spoil one more tournament for India. :inti
 
No surprises. It is the usual politicians stuff from both the parties( Ganguly and Kohli) trying to gain public sentiments by saying what they have to say to look good infront of the media, fans and gain emotional sympathy.
 
Ganguly should come out and give an explanation: Former India player on BCCI president and Virat Kohli saga

Former India player suggested that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly should come out and give an explanation on the whole discrepancy between his and Test captain Virat Kohli's comments to clear the matter.

Former India player Madan Lal on Friday suggested that the ongoing discrepancy between Virat Kohli and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's statements is a mere difference of opinion and not a controversy. However, the 1983 World Cup winner was quick to point out that the former India captain should come out and give an explanation for the same to clear the air, following the Test skipper's fiery press conference before the team left for South Africa.

Last week after the news that Kohli ceased to be India's captain in ODIs, Ganguly talking to the news agency PTI had said that he had personally requested him to not leave T20I captaincy, which didn't happen. After which they decided to go with Rohit Sharma as the captain in limited-overs as they can't have two white-ball captains. However, the 33-year old said that his decision was well received by the BCCI and he wasn't told to reconsider his decision.

Speaking to ANI Madan Lal said, "I think this situation should have been handled in a better way because it is not a controversy but a matter of opinion. I don't know what Sourav had said to Virat so I don't want to comment on that. But I think that Sourav being the President should come out and give an explanation and that will be the end of the entire issue. We need to be focused on the South Africa tour right now as it is an important game for us."

The 70-year old was also in agreement with legendary Sunil Gavaskar saying that Kohli should resolve his issues with the management while adding that the selectors should have handled the whole episode better.

"Gavaskar is correct with his point. Virat should clear all his issues with the management. This is not a big matter. I would say that the selectors should have handled the situation better. It is the duty of selectors to look after and stop these controversies. I am not sure if the selectors spoke to Virat before taking the decision," he added.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...dia-player-on-bcci-president-madan-lal/841615
 
Tim Southee and Virat Kohli go back a long way. They have played against each other since the 2008 U-19 World Cup which India won under Kohli’s leadership. The New Zealand pacer with 322 scalps from 81 Tests, has dismissed Kohli on 10 occasions across formats. The two have faced each other in international cricket as well as IPL.

It was thus fitting that Southee was among the first international players to give his views on Kohli getting back to being only a batter in white-ball cricket, after Rohit Sharma replaced him as skipper of India's limited-overs teams.

“I don't know what it was like to captain India and the pressures that come with it. Not only that but IPL as well. He's done it over a period of time. It will be interesting from a fan point of view to see him put all his energies from captaincy and channel them into his batting and fielding,” he said in an interview to mark Amazon Prime Video becoming the new streaming destination of New Zealand cricket in India.

“I am sure it’s weight off his shoulders, and the person that he is, he will be contributing in some leadership form or the other throughout the rest of his playing days,” Southee said.

Southee played under Kohli for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018 and 19. “I am sure it will be great for the new captain of RCB, and Rohit Sharma and Team India, to have someone like Virat to turn to and have a shoulder to lean on out of field as well,” he said. “You see him as a very passionate guy who loves the game and brings energy for the side. Just how much time he puts in the game. I got to know him away from the game as well (at RCB), sitting over a coffee, drink or dinner and talk and find out about his interests.”

Kohli’s batting form has taken a hit in the past couple of years, and the Kiwi bowlers have had a major role to play in keeping him in check. In the four Tests Kohli has played against them at home, away and on neutral territory (World Test Championship final in England), he’s only managed 131 runs for his 8 dismissals, averaging 16.37.

“I guess it happens when you bat the way Virat bats and score the volume of runs he gets… you have set such high standards. Then for some games or however long he has not been as amazing as we are used to seeing,” he said.

“We have been very lucky as a bowling group against Virat. The addition of Kyle Jamieson has done a lot to us. I haven't had to bowl to him as much because Kyle has been the man to take care of him,” he said. The tall fast bowler, also Kohli’s RCB team mate, has dismissed him thrice with the red ball. Besides his high, awkward release point, Jamieson has used the crease and moved the ball both ways to get Kohli to fend outside off-stump. He accounted for the Indian Test captain in both innings of the WTC final at Southampton.

Kohli will play in his 100th Test in the final game at Cape Town if he features in all three Tests in South Africa. Southee does not expect Kohli’s current dip to impact his place in the game.

“Virat’s been a world class player for a long time. He’s going to go down as one of the game’s greats. I know earlier in my career I found it difficult to bowl to someone like Virender Sehwag. You got the likes of Chris Gayle and Kohli who look to attack you. They are all quality batters.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...hite-ball-captaincy-exit-101640018005117.html
 
Former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar feels the entire episode involving Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly should have been handled more professionally by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Batting icon Kohli delivered an explosive press conference ahead of India's tour of South Africa. The talismanic batter of the former world champions had stepped down as India's captain in T20I cricket after the 2021 edition of the ICC World Cup.

While announcing the squad of the Indian team for the South Africa tour, the BCCI confirmed the appointment of Rohit as India's full-time captain in white-ball formats. Kohli spoke at length about his removal from One Day International (ODI) captaincy and the former white-ball skipper also quashed the rumours of having an 'alleged rift' with Rohit in the pre-departure press conference.

Kohli also openly contradicted Ganguly’s remarks about the ex-skipper's decision to step down as India's captain. BCCI chief Ganguly had earlier revealed that the apex cricket board requested Kohli to not step down as India's captain in T20Is. Speaking about the whole incident to Khaleej Times, former cricketer Vengsarkar said that Ganguly had no business to speak on behalf of the selectors.

"It’s very unfortunate, the whole thing. I think it should have been handled more professionally by the cricket board. The thing is that Ganguly had no business to speak on behalf of the selection committee. Ganguly is the president of BCCI. Any issue about selection or captaincy, it’s the chairman of the selection committee who should speak,” Vengsarkar said.

“Ganguly spoke about the whole thing, obviously Virat wanted to make his case clear. I believe it should have been between the chairman of the selection committee and the captain. A captain is selected or removed by the selection committee, that’s not Ganguly’s jurisdiction at all," he added.

Kohli had also confirmed that he is available for selection and the former white-ball skipper will play the ODI series between India and hosts South Africa. According to Test skipper Kohli, his removal from ODI captaincy took place 90 minutes before the selectors announced the squad for the South Africa tour.

"Yes, things should change now. Kohli, you have to respect him, he has done so much for the country, so much for Indian cricket. But how they dealt with him, it must have definitely hurt him," Vengsarkar concluded.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...speak-on-behalf-of-selection-committee/842769
 
Controversy erupted in Indian cricket earlier this month when Virat Kohli was removed – rather unceremoniously – as the captain in the ODIs. While Rohit Sharma was named the new skipper in the fifty-over format, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly later said that the board had requested Kohli to not step down as T20I captain in October and that once he did, the selectors weren't inclined on having two separate captains in white-ball formats.

A week after his removal as captain, Kohli said in a press conference that no such request was made from the board, putting him and the BCCI at loggerheads. The speculation is rife since Kohli's explosive comments and Ganguly has since maintained considerable silence, insisting that the whole situation will be dealt “internally.”

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was asked to speak on the issue and he insisted that there must be transparency in communication between the players and the board.

“This could've been handled in a better way. I've always believed that the role of a cricket board is very important. The selection committee should efficiently communicate their plans for any particular player - 'this is our plan, we believe it is better for us. What do you think?' - something along these lines,” Afridi said on Samaa TV.

Afridi further said that instead of communication through media, there is a dire need for “face-to-face” communication.

"If you communicate these things via media, there will be issues. Talk face-to-face, and we might have solutions. This won't be solved if you keep dragging it. There should be no communication gap between players and PCB, or any board for that matter," said Afridi.

While Rohit Sharma is now India's full-time captain in limited-overs, Kohli continues to lead India in the longest format of the game. The Test captain will return to action on December 26 when India take on South Africa in a three-match away series.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...reatment-talk-facetoface-101640227887768.html
 
Virat Kohli captaincy row: The situation could have been handled better, says former India coach Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri finally reacted to the captaincy controversy involving Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying that the situation could have been handled in a better way than what eventually transpired earlier this month.

Kohli, who stepped down as the T20I skipper after the 20-over World Cup last month, was sacked as the ODI captain by the BCCI selectors post which he made some startling revelations in a press conference before departing for South Africa.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also got involved in the row when he said that he had personally asked Kohli not to step down from the post in T20Is. But Kohli contradicted Dada's statement by saying that no such conversation took place between him and the board.

Kohli also revealed that he was informed about his removal from the ODI job less than two hours before the squad was announced for the South Africa series. Kohli’s comments last week brought to fore the underlying tension in his equation with the administrators.

“Virat has given his side of the story, it needs the board president to give his side of the story. With good communication, the situation could have been handled better,” Shastri was quoted as saying by Indian Express.

There was talk of BCCI asking chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma to address the media after Kohli’s explosive press conference but the BCCI eventually refrained from making any counter statements.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...i-president-sourav-ganguly-1891454-2021-12-23
 
The Indian cricket team's chief selector Chetan Sharma has played down rumours of a rift between Test captain Virat Kohli and white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma. Following the selector's decision to remove Virat as the ODI captain and appoint Rohit, there was widespread speculation about a rift between the two batters.

On being asked in a press conference, if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will arrange a meeting between the duo to iron things out, Chetan replied, "but about what? Things are absolutely fine. That's why I was saying don't go by speculations. We're all cricketers first and selectors later. There is nothing between them."

The chief selector further claimed he laughs at reports of a rift between them and suggested that Virat and Rohit share a good relationship.

"Sometimes I read reports about them and laugh. I'm telling you there is such good planning between them about the future. Things are fantastic. If you were in my place, you would have enjoyed watching how these guys are working together as a team and family and a unit. It's really saddening when people make up things like that. So please, leave controversies behind in 2021. Let's talk about how to make them the best team," said Chetan.

Earlier, before India's departure to South Africa, Virat had also denied a rift between him and the Mumbai Indians skipper. "Between Rohit and I, there is no problem at all. Honestly, over the last 2, 2 and half years, I have been clarifying this. I am tired of doing it. Again and again, the same question is being asked of me. I will tell you one thing with a guarantee that my actions and my communications will never bring down the team till the time I play cricket," Kohli said in a pre-departure press conference.

On Friday, the selection committee announced India's squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa. Rohit will miss the tour due to a hamstring injury and KL Rahul will lead the team in his absence. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the vice-captain.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...umours-of-rift-between-rohit-and-virat/845458
 
India steamrolled hosts South Africa in the opening Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The focus now shifts to Johannesburg where the second Test starts from Monday onwards. A win there and India would seal their first-ever series triumph in South Africa. The manner in which India outplayed the hosts in the opening Test, they will start as favourites to clinch that crucial win. Ahead of the second Test, coach Rahul Dravid lavished praise on Test captain Virat Kohli, saying that he has been a "credit to himself and Indian cricket despite all the noise around him".

"He has been a credit to himself and Indian cricket over the last 2 weeks despite all the noise there has been around him," Dravid said in a pre-match virtual press conference.

Before the start of the South Africa series, Kohli's comments about being replaced as ODI captain and his conversations with the selectors went viral, threatening to derail India's preparations for the South Africa tour.

However, Dravid applauded Kohli for maintaining his focus and also praised him for keeping the team's morale high.

"I know there has been a lot of noise on other issues. A little bit outside of the group even leading to this particular Test match. You know honestly in terms of keeping the morale high its not been very difficult because to be honest it has been led by the skipper himself," said the former India skipper.

"I think Virat has been absolutely phenomenal over the last 20 days that we have been here. I think the way he has trained, the way he has practiced, the way he has connected with the group."

Dravid said that Kohli has been "phenomenal" in the way he has captained the team.

"What you are looking to do as a coach, as a support staff, we are really looking to prepare well and get the team into a really good space. You know Virat has been phenomenal in that, the way he has led the team. He has been absolutely truly a leader. I couldn't speak more highly about him the way he has committed to his own preparation and own practice," said Dravid.

India have never won a Test series in South Africa in their entire history but have a golden opportunity to set the record straight.

Indian pacers were on fire in the opening Test and expectations will once again be high, with the Wanderers stadium aiding fast bowlers in the past.

https://sports.ndtv.com/south-afric...hul-dravid-2684526#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
 
In a major revelation in the whole Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli saga, it has been now learnt that the BCCI president wanted to issue a show cause notice to the then India Test captain before the beginning of the series against South Africa in December 2021.

Ahead of the Indian team's departure for South Africa, Virat addressed the press-conference and made some strong comments. He claimed that no one from the board or the selection committee had asked him to reconsider his decision to give up captaincy in the T20 cricket, contradicting Ganguly, who had said that he personally requested the star batter to not leave the leadership role in the shortest format of the game.

The 33-year-old also complained about the lack of communication between him and the board before removing him as ODI captain.

These comments made by Kohli in front of the media didn't go down well with the BCCI as it eventually showed both board and Ganguly in poor light. And it is understood that a convinced Ganguly, in what could have been an unprecedented move in the history of Indian cricket, had prepared a draft letter and wanted to send a show cause notice to Kohli for his outburst.

The 49-year-old had also discussed the matter with the BCCI members. However, the board eventually didn't find it appropriate to issue a notice to the Test captain days before the Test series in the Rainbow nation.

"And the board president was all for issuing a show cause notice to Kohli," a source close to the development was quoted as saying by India Ahead News.

Notably, Kohli had given up T20I captaincy after the 2021 T20 World Cup but BCCI's decision to replace him as India's ODI captain despite him wanting to continue in the post had led to controversy and the batter's relation with the board and president Ganguly became tense and things are still not great between the two.

After losing the South Africa series, Kohli decided to quit as Test captain, and before announcing it, he even called the BCCI secretary Jay Shah. But, as per reports, he didn't bother to call Ganguly.

However, Ganguly lauded Virat for taking the team to new heights in all formats of cricket during his tenure as India skipper, adding that the star batter's decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one and the board respects it immensely.

"Under Virat's leadership Indian cricket has made rapid strides in all formats of the game... his decision is a personal one and bcci respects it immensely... he will be an important member to take this team to newer heights in the future. A great player. well done... [MENTION=14959]bcci[/MENTION] @imVkohli," Ganguly said in his tweet.

On Wednesday, Virat began a new chapter in his career, playing as a pure batter for the first time in over five years in any format of the game.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...r-his-press-conference-outburst-report/851417
 
MenInG said:
In a major revelation in the whole Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli saga, it has been now learnt that the BCCI president wanted to issue a show cause notice to the then India Test captain before the beginning of the series against South Africa in December 2021.

Ahead of the Indian team's departure for South Africa, Virat addressed the press-conference and made some strong comments. He claimed that no one from the board or the selection committee had asked him to reconsider his decision to give up captaincy in the T20 cricket, contradicting Ganguly, who had said that he personally requested the star batter to not leave the leadership role in the shortest format of the game.

The 33-year-old also complained about the lack of communication between him and the board before removing him as ODI captain.

These comments made by Kohli in front of the media didn't go down well with the BCCI as it eventually showed both board and Ganguly in poor light. And it is understood that a convinced Ganguly, in what could have been an unprecedented move in the history of Indian cricket, had prepared a draft letter and wanted to send a show cause notice to Kohli for his outburst.

The 49-year-old had also discussed the matter with the BCCI members. However, the board eventually didn't find it appropriate to issue a notice to the Test captain days before the Test series in the Rainbow nation.

"And the board president was all for issuing a show cause notice to Kohli," a source close to the development was quoted as saying by India Ahead News.

Notably, Kohli had given up T20I captaincy after the 2021 T20 World Cup but BCCI's decision to replace him as India's ODI captain despite him wanting to continue in the post had led to controversy and the batter's relation with the board and president Ganguly became tense and things are still not great between the two.

After losing the South Africa series, Kohli decided to quit as Test captain, and before announcing it, he even called the BCCI secretary Jay Shah. But, as per reports, he didn't bother to call Ganguly.

However, Ganguly lauded Virat for taking the team to new heights in all formats of cricket during his tenure as India skipper, adding that the star batter's decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one and the board respects it immensely.

"Under Virat's leadership Indian cricket has made rapid strides in all formats of the game... his decision is a personal one and bcci respects it immensely... he will be an important member to take this team to newer heights in the future. A great player. well done... [MENTION=14959]bcci[/MENTION] @imVkohli," Ganguly said in his tweet.

On Wednesday, Virat began a new chapter in his career, playing as a pure batter for the first time in over five years in any format of the game.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...r-his-press-conference-outburst-report/851417
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This is what happens when you put inexperienced and incapable people in top positions. Ganguly was a poor choice to lead an organization as big as the BCCI. He has zero qualification as an administrator...heading a domestic association for a few years counts for nothing when you step in to take on such a big role. It is shocking that BCCI couldn't find a seasoned administrator in the entire country to lead their board.

Ganguly has shown that he has an extremely fragile ego. There was no justification to remove Kohli from the ODI captaincy; it was only a vindictive decision. And now, the team has to do away with one of their best test captains as well which no doubt will hurt the team in the long run.

Ganguly's term will be looked at as one of the more damaging ones for team India.
 
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There can be only one Da Da. And on this occasion Ganguly had to win.
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As the head of BCCI, Ganguly has all the powers to appoint or remove the Indian team's captain. So, I am not sure just getting rid of Kohli as the captain is any sort of win for Ganguly.

However, the team is going to be the loser in all this saga which, at the end of Ganguly's term, will reflect poorly on him. Kohli will be around longer and more revered in the Indian public compared to Ganguly.
 
I will miss the fiery / passionate Kohli, it may not be the same again, like a Dog without his marbles, the bark just isn’t going to be there anymore.

Those involved will regret usurping him
 
Ex-Indian captain Virat Kohli had a forgettable outing in the 2nd ODI against South Africa as he was dismissed for a five-ball duck by Proteas left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. Kohli, who was dismissed for 51 by another left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in the first ODI, failed to open his account in the 2nd ODI which is a do-or-die game for India.

With the dismissal against Maharaj, Kohli created an unwanted record as he is now joint-second on the list of most ducks scored by a batsman (No. 1-7) across formats for the Indian team. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag had scored 31 ducks during his decorated career and Kohli has now joined Sehwag at the second spot.

Former Indian skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly is ranked next in the list with 29 ducks followed by Yuvraj Singh at the fifth sport with 26 ducks. Former Indian opener and the only batsman to score 100 international tons, Sachin Tendulkar is the No. 1 batsman in the list as he failed to open his account on 34 occasions across formats.

It was Kohli's 14th duck in One Day Internationals and Maharaj became the first spinner to dismiss Kohli for a duck in the 50-over format.

In the first ODI, Kohli had achieved another milestone as became the Indian batsman with the most number of ODI runs away from home, surpassing Tendulkar.

Kohli has now 5,108 runs under his belt, surpassing Tendulkar's 5,065. He also overtook legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting's 5,090 to become the second-highest behind Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (5,518) in away 50-over matches.

For the first time in seven years, Kohli is playing a series as a pure batsman after he recently decided to step down as India's Test captain. While he had also relinquished T20I captaincy post the conclusion of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, he was removed as India's ODI captain by the BCCI - who made Rohit Sharma in-charge of Team India's white-ball captaincy.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...l-duck-against-south-africa-in-2nd-odi/851703
 
Legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels Virat Kohli's unsuccessful run as India's captain in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 paved the way for the batting icon to resign from leadership duties across all formats. Kohli had already revealed that he will step down as India's captain in the shortest format after the T20 World Cup last year. The batting icon was later replaced by veteran opener Rohit Sharma as India's One Day International (ODI) captain.

Kohli resigned as India's Test captain after the visitors suffered a devastating series defeat at the hands of hosts South Africa in their previous red-ball assignment. Kohli is dedicated to playing the role of a pure batter after stepping down as captain across all formats of the game. A lot has happened in the Indian cricket ever since Kohli dropped the captaincy bombshell.

Speaking about Kohli's captaincy saga ahead of India's meeting with South Africa in the 3rd ODI, former Pakistani cricketer Akhtar explained why the batting maestro stepped down as the leader of the Team India side. "It was a tight scenario for Virat. I was in Dubai and I was aware that if he wouldn't have won the T20 World Cup, it would have become a big problem for him and it did happen. There are lobbies against him and there are people against him and that is the reason why he stepped down," Akhtar told India Today.

Pakistan and New Zealand defeated India in the Super 12 phase of the ICC World T20 2021 which pushed the Kohli-led side towards the exit door. Akhtar, who is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of the game, has backed former Indian skipper Kohli to overcome the testing times.

"Whoever enjoys the star status, will always face problems but there's nothing to fear about. Anushka (Kohli's wife) is a very nice lady and Virat is a great guy. He just needs to be brave and not be afraid of anything. The whole country loves him, just that these are testing times for him and he needs to come strongly out of it," Akhtar said.

Plying his trade in the 2022 edition of the Legends League Cricket, former Pakistani speedster removed Stuart Binny of India Maharajas to open his wicket account in the T20 tournament. Akhtar is spearheading the bowling attack of the Asia Lions side in the Legends League Cricket.

With Kohli returning to the Indian side as a pure batter, Akhtar feels that the former Indian skipper will have to enhance his value across all formats. The Indian run-machine last scored an international century in 2019.

"Now that he is off the hook, he just has to make sure that he enjoys his cricket. He is great and he should know that. He just has to enhance his value. He should know that he can't be imprisoned of his own bitterness. He should forget and forgive people and will become an even better human." Akhtar said.

The Rawalpindi Express also backed Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing century record in international cricket. After resigning as India’s captain, Kohli scored a gritty half-century for the visitors in the 1st ODI against South Africa.

"If he can give good performances in the next five-six months, he will be happy to have quit captaincy and would tell himself that he can score 120 international hundreds. His next 50 centuries will be because of the anger that he has now. And, this anger does not have to be reflected on people but in his batting," Akhtar added.

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