New Delhi: Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saru Ganguly has said that Virat Kohli’s decision to step down from the Test captaincy was unexpected.

In a recent interview with an Indian news channel, former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly revealed that the board was not ready to accept Kohli’s resignation as Test captain.

After Virat Kohli’s resignation from the captaincy in the T20 format in 2021, the then India Board president Saru Ganguly said that ‘We requested Virat not to step down from the T20 captaincy but he did not want to continue the captaincy’.

But after Virat Kohli claimed that he was never asked to be the T20 captain after which Saru Ganguly said that we will not make any statement on Virat Kohli’s issue and no one will. Press conference, we will deal with it properly.

Anushka Sharma became a target of criticism for India’s defeat

However, in an interview now, former BCCI president Saru Ganguly said that BCCI was not ready to give up Virat Kohli’s Test captaincy, which was unexpected even for us after the tour of South Africa.

He said that only Virat Kohli can tell why he quit the Test captaincy. There is no point in talking about it now as Virat Kohli has given up the captaincy.

Ganguly said that after Virat’s decision, the selectors had to appoint the Indian captain and Rohit Sharma was the best option at that time.

It may be recalled that Ganguly’s latest remarks come at a time when some fans on social media are calling for Kohli to be reinstated as Test captain in the wake of India’s recent defeat by Australia in the World Test Championship final. are

Delighted Kohli also resigned from Test captaincy

It should be noted that in 2021, Virat Kohli resigned as the captain of Team India from the T20 format before the World Cup. Later, before the tour of South Africa, the Indian board removed him from the captaincy of the ODI team as well as the board. had preferred the same captain for T20 and ODI and that was Rohit Sharma.

The most dramatic turning point in Virat Kohli’s leadership journey came in January 2022, when Kohli quit the captaincy just hours after losing the Test series against South Africa.

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli emerged as the most successful captain of Team India in his 7-year captaincy in Red Ball Cricket.

The differences between Virat Kohli and the Indian board came to light

After leading the team in 68 Test matches, Kohli won 40 matches. His win ratio was a phenomenal 58.82.

Kohli became the most successful Indian Test captain in 2019, overtaking MS Dhoni.

When Kohli stepped down from his leadership duties at Red Ball Cricket, he was the third most successful captain in the history of Test cricket.

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