Kohli’s removal from the ODI captaincy has sparked a major controversy in Indian cricket. Ever since he was replaced by Rohit Sharma as the new ODI captain, analysts and fans have lashed out at BCCI for taking such a harsh decision despite Kohli’s impeccable captaincy records. Meanwhile, Kohli himself has made a few sensational comments about this issue earlier today.
Virat Kohli
Speaking in a press conference today, Kohli said that he was not given any prior information about captaincy removal. “I was contacted one-and-a-half hours before the selection meeting on December 8 for the Test series,” said Kohli. “There was no prior communication to me at all from when I announced the T20I captaincy decision until the eighth (December 8), when I got a call before the selection meeting,” he further added. Kohli announced about leaving his T20I captaincy on September 16.
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Kohli said that the chief selector Chetan Sharma discussed the Test team ahead of the selection process. Before the end of the call, Kohli was informed that a team of five selectors have decided to remove him from ODI captaincy. Apparently, Kohli replied, “okay, fine.”
Generally, a captain is either given prior information or a grace period before removing him from his captaincy. However, nothing has been done in Kohli’s case. That is the reason why it is sparking a huge controversy in cricketing circles.