BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had recently claimed that the cricket board did not ask Virat Kohli to step down as India T20I captain as he was not planning any change in leadership. However, in a media interaction on Wednesday, Kohli said that the proposal was never made and instead his decision was welcomed by the board.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year, Kohli announced that he would step down as captain in the shortest format, but wants to continue leading the ODI and Test teams. However, earlier this month, the BCCI announced in a brief press release that Rohit Sharma has been handed the ODI and T20I captaincy, while Kohli continues as the Test captain.
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Kohli said, “I had told BCCI before giving up the T20I captaincy. I told them my point of view. BCCI received it very well. There was no offense. It was well received, it is a progressive step.” I told him I will continue as ODI captain and Test captain.
He further said, “I told him very clearly at that time that if the office-bearers or selectors do not want me to take over any responsibility, then I am fine with it. I said this very clearly when I discussed my T20I captaincy Contacted BCCI to do so.”
in an interview to News18Ganguly had said, “That’s what I said… I personally requested him (Kohli) not to step down from the T20 captaincy. Obviously, he felt the workload. That’s okay, he’s a great guy.” He has been a cricketer, he has been very passionate about his cricket. He has captained for a long time and these things keep happening.”
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“Because I have captained for a long time; Therefore, I know. Also, they only wanted a white-ball captain. And hence this decision. I don’t know what is going to happen in future. But like I said, it’s a good team and it has some great players and I hope they change that.”
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