Former Indian captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar reacted to Virat Kohli’s explosive claims regarding lack of communication during a press conference ahead of the upcoming tour to South Africa, which has stirred an ugly controversy.
On Wednesday, ahead of team India’s departure for the upcoming tour to South Africa, Virat Kohli highlighted the lack of communication with the BCCI over the manner in which he was sacked as an ODI skipper. During the press conference, Test captain Virat Kohli contradicted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s statement regarding the T20I captaincy.
While Ganguly had said that they had requested Virat not to quit the T20I captaincy but he didn’t agree. However, during the presser, Virat contradicted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s statement regarding the T20I captaincy.
Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar feels that the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what he said and what the Indian Test captain said. He feels that from now on, after all that has happened, there would be a clear line of communication between the BCCI and players. He said:
“I think it (Kohli’s comments) actually doesn’t bring the BCCI into the picture. I think it’s the individual who has to be asked where he got the impression he had conveyed such a message to Kohli. So that’s the only thing. Yes, he is the BCCI president and surely he should be asked why there is this discrepancy. He is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what you seem to have to say and what the Indian captain has said.”
He added:
“Yes, it always helps to have a clear line of communication so that there is no speculation. So from now, from what has happened, there should be a clear line of communication, and the chairman of the selection committee can come down and say why he has been picked and why he has not been picked. Sometimes, even if that is not needed, a press release is also good enough. A good press release giving all the reasons makes life a lot easier,”
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