Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has spoken openly on the leadership change in Team India. A few weeks back, the selectors took a major decision by sacking Virat Kohli as the ODI captain and naming Rohit Sharma as his successor. The former, who stepped down as T20I captain after the 20-over World Cup last month, will continue to lead the Test side.
After this development, it was Kohli’s pressure that gave rise to some controversies. He claimed to have had no prior communication with the board before his removal. However, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said that he had personally asked Virat not to give up the T20I captaincy.
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Amidst the ongoing controversy, the former coach has given his opinion. Speaking to The Indian Express, Shastri said that there is a need for good communication on the matter.
“I have been a part of this system for many years, I was part of this team for the last seven years. With good communication, it can be handled much better, instead of being in the public domain,” Shastri told The Indian Express. Told.
“Virat has given his side of the story, the chairman of the board needs to come and give his side of the story, or give some clarification on what has happened. That’s all.
“It is not a question of who is lying here. The question is what is the truth. You want to know the truth, which can only come from dialogue and communication. Nothing else,” he said.
“A person is about to sit aside and say something. The other person is going to sit on the other side and say something. There has to be some clarity and you need to talk to both the sides, not one side.”
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The eminent commentator said that once Kohli had decided that he did not want to continue as T20I captain, there could be only one leader for the two white-ball formats, where Rohit Sharma has now taken over. .
“You have to have a captain for white-ball cricket. Rohit Sharma is the T20 captain, so he should be the white-ball captain as well,” said Shastri.
(with agency input)
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