Rohit Sharma has replaced Virat Kohli as India’s full-time white-ball captain.© AFP
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that the board and the selectors together appointed Rohit Sharma as the full-time captain of the team. opening batter Rohit Sharma was on Wednesday named India’s new ODI captain And the star player will take over from Virat Kohli, starting with the South Africa series in January next year. Ganguly also revealed that he and the chairman of selectors had spoken to Kohli as well. The former Indian captain thanked Kohli for his contribution in the limited overs format.
“It is a call that the BCCI and the selectors took together. Actually, the BCCI did not request Virat to step down as T20I captain, but apparently, he did not agree. And the selectors then took two separate steps. It didn’t feel right to keep captains for the two white-ball formats,” Ganguly told ANI.
“So it was decided that Virat will continue as the Test captain and Rohit will take over as the white-ball captain. I personally spoke to Virat Kohli as the President and the chairman of selectors has also spoken to him. .
“We have full faith in Rohit Sharma’s leadership ability, and Virat will continue as Test captain. We as BCCI are confident that Indian cricket is in good hands. We want Virat Kohli as captain in the white-ball format. Thank you for his contribution,” the BCCI president added.
Rohit was also named as India’s Test vice-captain as the All India Senior Selection Committee selected an 18-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.
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The Test series starting on 26 December will form part of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
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