Chairman of the senior selection committee of men’s cricket Chetan Sharma
was the subject of a sting operation during which he said that former India
captain Virat Kohli tried to defame the then BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
because he felt the latter was responsible for him losing his ODI captaincy.In September 2021, Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down as T20
captain after the T20 World Cup in Dubai following which the BCCI stripped
him of ODI captaincy in December. The BCCI named Rohit Sharma as the
white-ball captain.
was the subject of a sting operation during which he said that former India
captain Virat Kohli tried to defame the then BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
because he felt the latter was responsible for him losing his ODI captaincy.In September 2021, Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down as T20
captain after the T20 World Cup in Dubai following which the BCCI stripped
him of ODI captaincy in December. The BCCI named Rohit Sharma as the
white-ball captain.
Ganguly said that he had asked Kohli not to step down as T20 captain
because two-white ball leaders were not ideal.
However, Kohli contradicted Ganguly and said that his decision to give up
T20 captaincy was termed as ‘progressive’ by the BCCI when he had informed
them of the same. Kohli also said in the pre-departure press conference,
ahead of the South Africa tour, that he had been told about his removal as
ODI captain just 90 minutes before the selection meeting to pick the Test
squad for South Africa.
