Indian cricket went by a serious controversy final 12 months when Virat Kohli stepped down from Test captaincy. The state of affairs wherein the star batter completed his management stint left a number of questions unanswered within the minds of cricket followers. Kohli introduced he’ll step because the T20 skipper earlier than the World Cup started in 2021. However, what was stunning that he resigned from all three codecs quickly after the match completed. At that point, Indian cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was BCCI president and plenty of experiences claimed that he performed an enormous function in Kohli stepping down from captaincy within the all three codecs.
Ganguly has now cleared the air about his function in Kohli’s resolution to step down from captaincy in all three codecs. (Old Video Of MS Dhoni’s Fangirl Hugging And Kissing Him Goes Viral; Watch)
“I didn’t remove Virat from captaincy. I have said this several times. He (Kohli) was not interested to lead in T20Is. So, after he made that decision, I told him, if you’re not interested to lead in T20Is, it’s better if you step down from entire white-ball cricket formats. Let there be a white-ball captain and a red-ball captain,” Sourav Ganguly stated on Dadagiri.
“I pushed Rohit Sharma a bit to take up the captaincy function as a result of he wasn’t to steer in all three codecs of the sport. So, possibly I’ve a little bit of contribution in that however irrespective of who’s administrating, it is the gamers who carry out properly on the sphere. No physique from exterior can contribute a lot.
“I was appointed as the President of BCCI to work for the betterment of Indian cricket, this is a small part of it.”
After Kohli’s resignationation, Rohit Sharma was given the Men In Blue captaincy in T20Is, ODIs in addition to Tests. (Happy Birthday Shikhar Dhawan: Story Of How He Fell In Love With Estranged Wife Aesha Mukerji And What Went Wrong – In Pics)
“It has been 7 years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction. I have done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there. Every thing has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test captain of India, it’s now. There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey, but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief. I have always believed in giving my 120 per cent in everything I do, and if I can’t do that, I know its not the right thing to do. I have absolute clarity in my heart and I cannot be dishonest to my team,” Kohli had stated in his assertion then.
“I want to thank the BCCI for giving me the opportunity to lead my country for such a long period of time and more importantly, to all the teammates who bought into the vision I had for the team from day one and never gave up in any situation. You guys have made this journey so memorable and beautiful. To Ravi bhai and the support group who were the engine behind this vehicle that moved us upwards in Test cricket consistently, you all have played a massive role in bringing this vision to life. Lastly, a big thank you to MS Dhoni who believed in me as a captain and found me to be an able individual who could take Indian Cricket forward.”
