of India Test Captain Virat Kohli has said that he came to know about the replacement of Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain only an hour and a half before the selection of the Test team for South Africa. Addressing the media ahead of India’s tour of South Africa, Kohli said that there has been no communication with him Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) received him just before the Test team selection, before a phone call. Here are 10 points on development:
1. “Whatever was said about the communication that happened about the decision was wrong. I was contacted one and a half hours before the selection for the Test. The chief selector discussed the Test team with me. Call Before I finished, I was told that the five selectors have decided that I will no longer be the ODI captain. There was no prior communication about that,” Kohli said in Wednesday’s press conference.
2. Kohli said that when he decided to step down as T20I captain, just before his final assignment in the role in the T20 World Cup, the BCCI “accepted really well” his decision to step down did. Kohli took the decision earlier this year citing “workload” management.
3. “When I told BCCI that I wanted to step down from T20I captaincy, it was accepted really well. There was no hesitation. I was told it was a progressive move. I had informed at the time that I would like to lead in ODIs. And Tests. The communication from my side was clear but I also conveyed that if the office-bearers and selectors don’t feel that I should lead in other formats, that’s fine,” Kohli said.
4. Kohli also clarified that he will be available for the three-match ODI series and has never sought a break, contrary to media reports earlier this week.
5. Kohli said, “I am available for selection for ODIs in South Africa.” “People are writing lies. I have never sought rest,” he said.
6. Earlier in the media reports, it was claimed by BCCI sources that Kohli would be ruled out of the ODI series to be held in South Africa.
7. According to these reports, Kohli had sought a break from the BCCI to be with his family. Kohli took a break during the recent T20I series against New Zealand and one of the first two Test matches against the Kiwis.
8. While announcing the Test squad for the tour of South Africa, the BCCI declared Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain. Rohit had already replaced Kohli as the T20I captain.
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9. “My responsibility is to push the team in the right direction. Rohit is a very capable captain and deftly very strong. Along with Rahul (Dravid) brother, who is a great man manager. He will get my 100 per cent support in ODIs and T20s,” Kohli said on Rohit.
10. Kohli also clarified that there was no rift between him and Rohit. “I can understand the reasons. BCCI has taken the reasons from a logical point of view. There is no problem between me and Rohit Sharma. I have been giving explanation for the last two years and I am tired. Any action or decision of mine Not going to take the team down,” he said.
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