Mumbai: BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma has admitted that Virat Kohli, who resigned as captain of the Twenty20 team, has been sacked from the ODI team. In a press conference after announcing the Indian ODI team for the tour of South Africa, Chetan Sharma confirmed that Kohli has been dropped from the captaincy of the ODI team. The revelation that Virat Kohli has been sacked by the selectors as ODI captain was controversial earlier.
‘It was only Kohli’s decision to resign as captain of the Twenty20 team. At that time, no one had asked Kohli to step down as captain. But with the resignation of the Twenty20 captain, the selectors had to think about the rest of the team. That’s how White decided to be the sole captain for the ball format. With Kohli’s resignation from the Twenty20 captaincy, the selectors were able to make a quick decision on that ‘- Chetan Sharma explained.
In short, the decision to step down as captain of the Twenty20 team was made solely by Virat Kohli. It was the decision of the selectors to remove Kohli from the captaincy of the ODI team, ”said Chetan Sharma.
Chetan Sharma also questioned whether the selectors had failed to anticipate the removal of Kohli from the ODI captaincy.
‘Can the selectors inform Kohli of his decision to captain the ODI team at a time when Virat Kohli has unexpectedly announced his resignation as captain of the Twenty20 team? With the Twenty20 World Cup looming, it was not the time to discuss it. The selectors also wanted the situation to calm down so as not to affect the preparations for the World Cup, ”said Chetan Sharma.
‘It was not the time to let Kohli know that he would be removed from the captaincy of the ODI team. Everyone in the BCCI has made that point, ”said Chetan Sharma.
Commenting on Kohli’s revelation that he was removed from the ODI team captaincy only 90 minutes ago, Chetan Sharma said:
‘I called Kohli immediately after the selection committee meeting that day. I was not interested in informing Kohli of this decision during the meeting. That is what was called immediately after the meeting. I told Kohli that the selectors’ decision was that one captain was enough in the white ball format. Kohli asked a few questions in this regard. I replied. We spoke well that day. ‘
‘Kohli agreed with the selectors then. But there is no excuse to reveal what was said that day in front of you. “Our decision was to have only one captain in the white ball formats,” said Chetan Sharma.
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