Team India’s chairman of selectors, Chetan Sharma has denied the claims of Indian Test captain Virat Kohli and said that Virat was requested by the BCCI office-bearers to reconsider leaving the captaincy T20 format just before the T20 World Cup. Was.
“When the meeting started, it was a surprise for everyone. If the World T20 is near and you hear something like this, what will be your reaction? Everyone present in that meeting told him that he had to make his decision. (to step down from T20 captaincy) and we can talk about it after the World Cup.”
In fact, everyone told him to continue “for the sake of Indian cricket”, but apparently he had made up his mind.
“At that time all the selectors felt that it might affect us in the World Cup. It was said to Virat for Indian cricket, please stay on as captain and it was all (BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah) Told in the meeting.
As soon as the selection committee meeting was over, I immediately called up Virat. We did not want to inform the selection meeting and so when our meeting was over I called him and that is what the selectors are saying and there will be a white ball captain and there were some questions and we had a good conversation .
“He (Kohli) agreed to that. I can’t disclose what we discuss and we had a good conversation. When it comes to planning, our thought process was that we needed a white-ball captain. the wanted.
“He had come to the (Test selection) meeting around 5.30 pm and we had informed him before that. It was a tough decision for us and we have to take some tough decisions and that’s what we are here for,” he said. Sometimes they are needed.” hour.”
Earlier, Virat Kohli had denied BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s claim that he was not asked by anyone to step down as T20 captain and dropped him from the ODI leadership just 90 minutes before the Test squad’s selection for the South Africa tour. was informed in.
On preparing KL Rahul for the future, Chetan Sharma said in the press conference: “Yes, of course we are looking at KL Rahul at present. He is a player of three formats and has got good captaincy experience. And he has proved his leadership. Qualities, that’s what all the selectors think.”
Captaincy comes with a lot of responsibility and this Karnataka player is used to it as he has already captained the Punjab Kings team in the Indian Premier League.
“Like Rohit is not fit and we thought KL will be the best who can handle the team and so we have good faith in Rahul and we are grooming him,” Sharma said.
India’s tour of South Africa, 2021–22, consists of two series: Tests and One Day International series, which will take place at four venues from December 26 to January 23, 2022. The visitors currently have a 1-0 lead in the Test series after a historic win at Centurion.
The three-match ODI series will begin on January 19 at Boland Park in Paarl. The second ODI will be held on January 21 at the same venue and the third ODI will be held on January 23 at Newlands, Cape Town.
,With input from agencies
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