Virat Kohli vs BCCI: The ongoing war of words and shifting of blames between Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has stunned Indian cricket fans and sparked a huge controversy before the start of the all-important tour of South Africa. Fans are divided on the issue as always and media is busy quoting “sources” to add more fuel to the fire.
The entire debate of who didn’t communicate to whom, has taken all the limelight away from the cricketing issues and the Indian cricket finds itself in a vicious circle of blame games. Many veteran cricketers and pundits are saying that it is the first time that an Indian cricketer has come out in the open and accused the BCCI of any wrongdoing.
In this post, we will have a look at 5 most important statements on Virat Kohli vs BCCI controversy that has hit Indian cricket very hard.
1) Sunil Gavaskar’s astute analysis of Virat Kohli vs BCCI controversy
“I think that line could have been changed to I would be available to lead India in Test and ODIs. The presumptions he would be the captain for Test and ODIs could have been one of the reasons why there was this little anti-feeling against him. Otherwise the records that he has of winning everywhere. He hasn’t won ICC events but bilateral events whether at home or away, he has led the Indian team to wins. So there was no reason for people to be unhappy with his leadership abilities. I guess that one line might have actually been the cause where it actually started”, Sunil Gavaskar stated.
2) Senior cricket writer and historian Boria Majumdar believes that the loser at the end of it is Indian cricket. Watch this video shared below to understand his opinion on the burning Virat Kohli vs BCCI controversy.
My take. @imVkohli press conference. The loser at the end of it is Indian Cricket. pic.twitter.com/COM7sJppEi
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) December 15, 2021
3) Journalist Rohan Dua also shared a very important point that many big issues in India, bigger than the ongoing Virat Kohli vs BCCI controversy, has been solved inside the dressing room and no player has ever done this before.
Poise, humility, mental strength, grace, commitment to India over personal gains & commercial interests is all what separates good leaders from bad.
Sachin, Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid or Sehwag never held boisterous PCs when dropped or asked to hand over reins or key positions…
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— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaT02) December 15, 2021
Senior Journalist Abhijit Majumder also had the same view.
No comparison between Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli.
Even at height of persecution, Ganguly didn’t hold press meet. Bhajji, Sehwag, Zaheer, Kaif, Yuvi — careers Dada helped build — backed him.
Kohli whining for just losing captaincy. He damaged colleagues. So, no one backs him.— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) December 15, 2021
4) Cricket columnist Madhav Sharma urged fans to focus on the cricketing reasons behind Virat Kohli’s sacking as ODI captain. He also warned cricket fans to not get carried away with what politicians with vested interests, are saying on Virat Kohli vs BCCI controversy.
Virat Kohli is a great cricketer but he has failed to win ICC trophies as India’s captain, and winning trophies is the most important thing for world’s strongest cricketing nation. If selectors decided to sack him, I support their decision. Kohli can still contribute as a batter.
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) December 15, 2021
FACT: Virat Kohli was sacked because he failed to win ICC trophies for India in T20 and ODIs.
Propaganda: @BCCI and @SGanguly99 didn’t inform Virat Kohli.
A cricket captain was sacked purely for cricketing reasons. Please don’t believe frustrated politicians like @JhaSanjay.
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) December 15, 2021
5) Cricket columnist Hemant Kenkre believes that the way that because Virat Kohli is a brand, the BCCI handling could have been better, there should be some dignity in telling him that he is dropped.
#ViratVsBCCI | The way that BCCI handled it could have been better, there should be some dignity in telling him that he is dropped. Virat Kohli is a brand: Hemant Kenkre, Cricket Columnist
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— Republic (@republic) December 15, 2021
