Former India selector Sarandeep Singh has said that he is shocked by India’s Test captain Virat Kohli’s comments on Wednesday. In an explosive press conference ahead of the South Africa tour, Virat Kohli said that he was made aware of his removal as India’s ODI captain the day he met the selectors to pick the Test squad for the South Africa tour. Was.
“It is the duty of the selection committee to select the players and appoint the captain. BCCI does not play any role in the selection process. The statements that Virat gave in the press conference today were a bit shocking. Things should not go wrong the way they did,” said Sarandeep Singh years,
He supported the decision of a white-ball captain, but insisted that the decision should have been communicated earlier. “Personally, I think white-ball cricket should not have two captains. Things could have been handled in a more professional manner and Virat should have been informed earlier. All I want is that everything is sorted out as it may harm Indian cricket.”
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Earlier in a virtual press conference, Kohli said, “Whatever was done, whatever was said about it, what happened during the decision, it was wrong. From the selection meeting on 8th for the Test series. I was contacted an hour and a half ago.”
“And there was no prior communication with me as I had announced the T20I captaincy decision till December 8. The chief selector discussed the Test squad, which we both agreed on. Before ending the call, I was told that five selectors have decided that I will not be the ODI captain. To which I replied ‘Okay okay’,” he added.
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It was also being reported that there is a rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma which was widened when the latter was made the ODI captain. The rumor was debunked by Sarandeep, who even called it a ‘myth’.
“Both Rohit and Virat are mature players and captains. They never raised any questions against each other and both of them know how to deal with such situations. Even though they were not such good friends, still they would have played for the country. Both the players have won so many matches for India and their combination is fantastic.”
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