‘Every team wants a quality batsman like Kohli. It’s amazing to think that T20 cricket averages over 50. Apart from Kohli’s experience, how many matches has he saved India with the bat? ‘
‘The team needs a player of Kohli’s standard. Apart from that, Kohli is still one of the leaders in this team. When all this comes together, who can abandon him? Who can ignore a player like him ‘- Rohit asked.
Rohit Sharma, who replaced Kohli as the T20 captain, started the three – match T20 series against New Zealand. The selectors, who announced the Test squad for the series against South Africa yesterday, unexpectedly selected Rohit as the ODI captain.
Virat Kohli | Virat Kohli’s change of captaincy: Protests against Ganguly are strong
Fans take on BCCI over the removal of Virat Kohli from the post of ODI captain. The reaction of the fans was that the BCCI had insulted Kohli here.
The change of captaincy was announced by the BCCI and provoked the fans. Fans point out that the announcement was made without any mention of Kohli’s achievements as captain. The hashtag #ShameOnBCCI is also trending on Twitter.
Kohli had earlier expressed interest in leading India to the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, BCCI sources said that Kohli would be removed from the captaincy if India did not perform well in the Twenty20 World Cup. Kohli’s captaincy in white ball cricket was shaken when India were knocked out of the semi – finals of the T20 World Cup.
It was reported that the BCCI had given Virat Kohli 48 hours to announce his resignation as ODI captain. However, Kohli was not ready for this and in the 49th hour, the BCCI announced Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain, PTI reported.
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