On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Rohit Sharma will now be serving as India’s ODI captain. The Indian opener will be replacing Virat Kohli and is likely to begin his tenure as ODI skipper in the series against South Africa in January. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has now opened up on the decision, stating that the board and selectors reached teh decision to appoint Rohit as the full-time limited-overs skipper of the side.
The former Indian skipper also added that he, along with the chairman of selectors, talked to Virat Kohli over the decision. As per the quotes in ANI, Sourav Ganguly said, “It’s a call that the BCCI and the selectors took together. Actually, the BCCI had requested Virat to not step down as the T20I skipper but obviously, he did not agree. And the selectors then did not feel it right to have two different captains for two white-ball formats.”
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He further added, “So it was decided that Virat will continue as Test captain and Rohit will take over as the white-ball captain. I as President personally spoke to Virat Kohli and the chairman of selectors has also spoken to him.”
Sourav Ganguly thanked Kohli for his contributions as captain in T20Is and ODIs while supporting the abilities of Rohit as skipper.
Sourav Ganguly said, “We have full faith in Rohit Sharma’s leadership abilities, and Virat will continue as the Test captain. We as BCCI are confident that Indian cricket is in good hands. We thank Virat Kohli for his contributions as captain in the white-ball format.”
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In Virat Kohli’s tenure as ODI captain, India won 65 of their 95 games but didn’t fare well in ICC tournaments. While the side lost in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, India’s prolific run in the 2019 World Cup ended in the semi-finals with a loss to New Zealand. Indian cricket team’s also thanked Virat Kohli for his captaincy contributions.
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