‘BCCI will take care of it appropriately’: Sourav Ganguly on Kohli’s presser

A day after former India white-ball captain Virat Kohli kicked up a raging storm together with his press convention, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly declined to touch upon the matter, saying the Board will take care of it.
Kohli, in his press convention forward of the South Africa tour, had publicly contradicted assertions made by Sourav Ganguly, stating that he was not requested to proceed as T20I skipper and was knowledgeable about his removing from ODI captaincy just one and half hours earlier than the official announcement.
Kohli’s revelation was in stark distinction to statements made by Sourav Ganguly, who had claimed that he had personally tried to speak Kohli out of quitting the T20I captaincy.
“No statements, no press conference. We will deal with it appropriately, leave it to the BCCI,” Sourav Ganguly stated.
Kohli contradicts Ganguly’s statements, says he was not requested to proceed as T20I captain
Kohli on Wednesday dropped a bombshell throughout his press convention when he revealed that he was knowledgeable about his removing from ODI captaincy only one and half hours earlier than the choice was taken formally. Addressing a press convention, the previous white-ball captain of the Indian cricket crew stated that he was able to proceed because the one-day captain even after resigning because the T-20 captain, however the BCCI had different concepts. It is notable that BCCI had appointed Rohit Sharma because the one-day captain, saying there isn’t any want for 2 white-ball captains.
He stated that studies concerning the BCCI’s communication with him forward of the choice had been inaccurate, and he was contacted simply earlier than the choice committee assembly for the check crew. There was no prior communication from BCCI after he had introduced resigning because the T-20 captain. Virat Kohli stated that he acquired a name from BCCI one and half hours earlier than the assembly, and he was knowledgeable that each one 5 selectors have determined to take away him from the captaincy of the one-day crew. He accepted the choice of the committee, he knowledgeable.
Sourav Ganguly backs Rohit Sharma’s appointment, says he had requested Kohli to proceed as T20I captain
The controversy erupted after BCCI on December 8 introduced Rohit Sharma because the alternative of Virat Kohli to steer the Indian facet in white-ball cricket. Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, had then responded to the raging controversy, justifying the Board’s choice to go forward with Rohit Sharma and offering a rationale for a similar. In his unique interview with News 18, Sourav Ganguly threw his weight behind Rohit Sharma, stating that the Mumbai Indians captain deserved the full-time position and has additionally proved his pedigree as a white-ball skipper prior to now.
Ganguly cited Rohit’s file and stated the batter had led India to an Asia Cup victory with out the presence of Kohli within the squad.
In addition to this, Ganguly revealed that he had personally requested Kohli to rethink his choice of quitting the T20I captaincy and proceed main the facet within the shorter format. However, Kohli went forward together with his choice to announce his resignation from the T20 captaincy, which in the end paved the way in which for his removing from ODI captaincy.
“It’s like I said… I personally requested him (Kohli) not to give up T20I captaincy. Obviously, he felt the workload. Which is fine, he has been a great cricketer, he has been very intense with his cricket. He has captained for a long period of time and these things happen,” Ganguly had stated because the controversy surrounding Kohli’s abrupt removing from ODI captaincy began gaining traction.
Ganguly additional defined how he didn’t imagine in break up white-ball captaincy that led to Kohli’s dismissal because the ODI captain. “Because I have captained for a long period of time; therefore, I know. Also, they wanted only one white-ball captain. And that’s why this decision. I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. But as I said, it’s a good team and it has some fantastic players and I hope they will turn it around,” Ganguly stated in an interview.