Ganguly stated, "I did not remove Virat from captaincy. His (Kohli) disinterest in leading T20Is prompted my suggestion to step down from all white-ball cricket formats, advocating separate captains for white-ball and red-ball cricket."
In the midst of the controversial event where Virat Kohli stepped down from Test captaincy last year, Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and BCCI president at the time, found himself subject to speculation regarding his role in Kohli’s decision. However, Ganguly has now clarified that he had no involvement in Kohli’s departure from captaincy.
Ganguly stated, “I did not remove Virat from captaincy. His (Kohli) disinterest in leading T20Is prompted my suggestion to step down from all white-ball cricket formats, advocating separate captains for white-ball and red-ball cricket.” Ganguly acknowledged playing a part in encouraging Rohit Sharma to take up the captaincy role. Reflecting on his BCCI presidency, Ganguly emphasized, “My appointment was for the betterment of Indian cricket. This incident is just a small part of that commitment.”
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Following Kohli’s relinquishment of captaincy in all formats, Rohit Sharma assumed leadership in T20Is, ODIs, and Tests. Kohli expressed gratitude to the BCCI and teammates in his statement for the opportunities and support during his captaincy tenure.
Team India is set to lock horns with South Africa in the white as well as the red ball, it will be interesting to see if the 3-captain strategy works in its favour. South Africa will be hosting the white ball series followed by the Test series. The series will start in December of 2023 and will go on till January of 2024.
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