Sourav Ganguly had before guaranteed that the BCCI mentioned Virat Kohli to not surrender the influential position at Group India.
After Team India’s heartbreaking loss to Australia in Sunday’s ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval, former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly issued an eye-catching statement about Virat Kohli.
During Ganguly’s bittersweet tenure as president of the apex cricket board, it was believed that the two of India’s greatest leaders, Kohli and Ganguly, were at odds.
Ganguly asserted that the BCCI had instructed Virat not to relinquish his position as Team India’s leader after Kohli resigned as captain.
However, Ganguly’s statement had been openly refuted by Kohli in a shocking press conference prior to India’s away Test series against South Africa.
After their “no-handshake” incident during the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) became the talk of the town.
Ganguly and Kohli appeared to have buried the hatchet in their most recent public interaction.
Ganguly talked to Aaj Tak after the India-Australia WTC final.
He talked about his time working at India’s highest cricket board. The BCCI had reservations about Kohli giving up the Test captaincy, the former India skipper said. BCCI was not ready for Virat Kohli leaving the Test captaincy.
It also came as a surprise to us after the tour of South Africa. Only Virat Kohli can say why he stepped down as captain.
There is no good reason for discussing this now in light of the fact that Virat Kohli left the Test captaincy. A captain for India had to be chosen by selectors.
Additionally, Rohit was the best choice at the time,” Ganguly stated.
Tending to the media in front of the South Africa Test series, Kohli conceded that he was educated that his captaincy spell has reached a conclusion only one-and-a-half hours before the determination meeting for the South Africa visit.
Kohli completed captaincy stretch as India’s best commander throughout the entire existence of Test cricket. India advanced to the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship in 2021 under Kohli’s leadership.
As captain, Kohli led India to 40 victories. He led India to 13 more victories in Test matches than MS Dhoni did. While Kohli was in charge, India lost six out of 25 Test matches.
In addition, the former India captain is the first Asian captain to win a series of Tests in Australia.