Virat Kohli Press Conference: The aftermath of Virat Kohli’s subtle yet explosive press conference for the first time after being sacked as the ODI captain has sent the fans into a frenzy. The 33-year-old has denied BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s claim that he called Kohli to inform about the decision of the selectors and that he had asked the swashbuckling right-hand batsman to not step down from the T20I captaincy. Follow more such sports news on InsideSport.IN.
Virat Kohli Press Conference: Twitter lauds Virat Kohli’s sixer off Sourav Ganguly and his crisp narration on BCCI sacking
“I was never told that I should not leave the T20I captaincy. My communication with the BCCI has not happened and I wanted to rest. Whatever was said, I was contacted 1-and-half hours before the meeting. There was no communication. The chief selector discussed the Test team. Before ending the call, I was told the five selectors told me I will not be ODI captain. Which is fine.”
The only active cricketer to score over 10000 ODI runs also quashed out rumours that he wasn’t available for the South Africa ODIs. Reports about the same have been doing rounds ever since BCCI sacked Kohli from the ODI captaincy.
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“I am available for selection and was available for selection. I am always available for selection. In the past, there was something said that I was. They are absolutely not credible. I am available for ODIs and I was always keen to play,” he said on Wednesday.
The aforementioned two contrasting comments from the India’s red-ball captain has instantly hit chord with the fans of Indian cricket. In fact, many prominent personalities are now blaming Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI of handling the entire sacking episode horribly.
The livid fans are also demanding the resignation of Ganguly, who was himself sacked from captaincy and given an unceremonious exit from the team under the coaching tenure of Greg Chappell in 2005.
Respect for Virat Kohli increased manifolds after today’s P. C. The way he exposed Dada Ganguly,greedy journalists and BCCI was a GOAT performance off the field. Well done King Kohli.Kohli 2.0 for next 5-6 years with Bat.
— Kumar Shivam (@ks210284) December 15, 2021
This is getting serious between virat kohli and dada
Both have opposite words
Definitely not a good sign for indian cricket.#BCCI pic.twitter.com/9owZ3jnnBC— Frozen🥶 (@ein_scofield) December 15, 2021
Indian team after Ganguly elected as President pic.twitter.com/RfXu7cEW9d
— RAJ 💫 (@RajRjoffl) December 15, 2021
Virat kohli press conference exposes the BCCI officials and Saurav Ganguly !! This is not good for Indian cricket. 😒 #BCCI #sauravganguly #viratkholi pic.twitter.com/8eDktHFWRM
— Veer (@VeerTalks) December 15, 2021
There is no rift between Rohit and Kohli instead there’s a rift between Kohli and Ganguly.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) December 15, 2021
Ganguly stopping Kohli from stepping down as captain pic.twitter.com/wexiSfuBsk
— Rajabets India🇮🇳👑 (@smileandraja) December 15, 2021
Sourav Ganguly to the press conference broadcasting crew be like- pic.twitter.com/N7L9ZFbyJ7
— Rahul Singh0077 (@MrAnonymous0077) December 15, 2021
Been supporting you over the past few years but now Completely lost respect @SGanguly99 🙏 #ShameonBCCI
— I.P.S🏌️ (@Plant_Warrior) December 15, 2021
Virat Kohli will be seen leading India in the first Test against South Africa from December 26 in Centurion.
Virat Kohli Press Conference: Twitter lauds Virat Kohli’s sixer off Sourav Ganguly and his crisp narration on BCCI sacking
