Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the national men’s senior selection committee for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), made startling revelations about the conflict between the former Indian captain, Virat Kohli, and the former board president, Sourav Ganguly, in a sting operation run by Zee Media.
After the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Kohli, the national team’s all-format skipper when Ganguly became president, gave up his position as captain in Twenty20 international matches. But a month after the event, BCCI named Rohit Sharma as the new ODI skipper.
Although the player himself rejected it in a press conference, Ganguly stated that he had asked Kohli to reconsider his choice after the T20I captain’s proclamation.
In response, Sharma said that Kohli was trying to “defame” the previous president and that Ganguly had asked him to reconsider his choice. However, the chairman of the selection committee also stated that nine members were present for the conference, thus Kohli might not have heard Ganguly.
“This is a big deal. Two egos are in conflict. I’ll exact my vengeance on the one (Virat Kohli) who believes Ganguly demoted him from captaincy. In an attempt to discredit Ganguly, Virat made statements to the media, but it backfired “He spoke of.
Moreover, Sharma further mentioned that whilst Ganguly did not ‘favour’ the current skipper, Rohit Sharma very evidently, he might have had a ‘dislike’ towards Kohli.
The dispute was further clarified by Sharma, who was overheard saying, “It was a war of egos. Also serving as India’s captain was Sourav Ganguly. He was seen to be the most dependable captain, and he is still considered as the most successful captain. Naturally, Virat believes that he is the best captain. As a result, there was naturally some conflict between the two because of one person’s word over the other.”
