Indian team test captain Virat Kohli put an end to rumors about the South Africa (SA) tour on Tuesday. Kohli said he is ready to play in the ODI series against South Africa and did not ask BCCI for a break. Apart from this, Kohli also rejected Sourav Ganguly’s claim, in which Ganguly had said that Virat Kohli was informed about Rohit’s appointment as captain of the ODI. Kohli said there was no contact with him from the BCCI side.
Virat Kohli clearly said that there is no rift between him and Rohit Sharma. He praised Rohit and said that Rohit will be missed in the test team against South Africa. Previously, Rohit had also praised Kohli in an interview and described the bond with him as strong. Recently, it was claimed in many media reports that there is a dispute between Virat and Rohit.
On the statement by BCCI president Ganguly, Kohli said: “Since I left the captaincy of the T20, the BCCI has not contacted me regarding the captaincy of the ODI until December 8. 90 minutes before the team left. selected for South Africa There was a call from the selectors, first they told me about the test team and then I gave the verdict on the ODI captaincy, then I accepted it, because I had no other choice.
Kohli also said that he had “asked the BCCI to continue as captain in ODIs and Tests.” While the president of the BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, had recently said that he had asked Virat Kohli not to leave the captaincy of the T20. But Kohli left the captaincy of T20. After this, the board and the selectors decided to hand over the captaincy of T20 and Test to Rohit. Apart from this, it was discussed with Kohli before handing over the ODI captaincy to Rohit and he agreed.
Virat Kohli assumed the ODI captaincy of the Indian team in 2017. Since then, the team has played 95 ODI matches, of which Team India has won 65 matches. While India had to face defeat in 27 matches. The team played 35 ODI at home, of which 24 won. Apart from this, India’s performance abroad under Kohli’s captaincy was excellent. The Indian team played a total of 42 ODI under Kohli’s captaincy on foreign soil, winning 29 matches. While losing in 11 games.
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