Soon to be BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly is expected to be in Mumbai on October 24 when the national selectors pick the squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh. When asked if he will be having a discussion with the Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the latter has opted out of the T20I series, Ganguly said he would speak to current captain like a BCCI president talks to the captain of the national squad.

Ganguly explained, “I will meet him on the 24th. I will talk to him like a BCCI president talks to the captain. He is the captain, he can take the call.”

Virat is expected to skip the T20I series against Bangladesh as he has been playing non-stop cricket since the ODIs against Australia in March. He last took a break in January when he sat out the final two ODIs against New Zealand and the T20 series following the same.

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Some of the reports suggested that Virat will be on a break during the T20I series against Bangladesh comprising of three games.

One of the sources of CricketNext said, “Yes, he will be skipping the T20 series as he has been playing non-stop and needs a break considering that he has been part of the Australia series, the IPL, the World Cup, the tour of West Indies and now the series against South Africa.”

The team for the T20I series is expected to be selected on Thursday and Ganguly has said that he will take the opportunity to speak to the selectors on the future of MS Dhoni as well. The latter has been on a sabbatical since the World Cup in England in July.

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Kohli will return for the two-match Test series against the Bangla Tigers as he has clarified that longest format is close to his heart and he wants to leave no stones unturned to ensure that India is crowned champions in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship.