A lot of controversies have been going on in Indian cricket ever since Virat Kohli has been sacked from the ODI captaincy. While the probable rift between him and Rohit Sharma made headlines, Kohli himself cleared all the rumours in the press conference. And, former India selector Sarandeep Singh has said that he was not happy with Virat’s statements.
“Whatever was said about the communication that happened during the decision that was made was inaccurate. I was contacted one and a half hours before the selection meeting on the 8th for the Test series. And there was no prior communication with me at all since I announced the T20 captaincy decision up till the 8th. The chief selector discussed with me the Test team to which we both agreed, and before ending the call, I was told that the five selectors have decided that I will not be the ODI captain. To which I replied, ‘ok fine’. Later in selection call afterwards, we chatted about it briefly and that’s what happened. There was no communication prior to that at all,” revealed Virat Kohli.
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“It is the duty of the selection committee to select the players and appoint the captain. BCCI does not play any role in the selection process. The statements given by Virat in the press conference today were a bit shocking. Things shouldn’t have gone wrong the way they did,” Sarandeep Singh told ANI.
“Personally, I feel that there should not be two captains in white-ball cricket. The things could have been handled in a more professional manner and Virat should have been informed earlier. All I want is that everything should be sorted because this can cause harm to Indian cricket,” he further added.
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However, Sarandeep Singh has quashed every rumour regarding the rift between the newly-appointed limited-overs captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and called it as a ‘myth’.
“Rohit and Virat both are mature players and captains. They have never raised any questions against each other and both of them know how to tackle such situations. Even if they would not be such good friends, they would still play for the country. Both the players have won so many matches for India and their combination is great,” Sarandeep Singh signed off.
