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BCCI stated that Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of the match
BCCI treasurer, Arun Dhumal censures the reports about replacement of Virat Kohli as captain for ODI format of match by Rohit Sharma. He stated that Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of the match.
It was reported that Rohit Sharma could replace Virat Kohli for leading ODI matches after T20 World Cup
It was reported that Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and management are having the views that there is need to change the leader for One Day International formats of the game.
Mega event, ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to commence from October 17, 2021 and this the time when all the teams are keeping their noses to the grindstone after disclosing the squads.
Team India has also lag behind in announcing the names of 15-members of squad for the big event. As per the announcement, Virat Kohli will be the captain of the team and Rohit Sharma is going to be the vice-captain.
But suddenly a report grab the attention of people and report was that a major change is going to take place for team India after T20 World Cup.
Reports informed that current captain for all formats of cricket, Virat Kohli will not lead Team India for white – ball format and he is going to hand over his responsibilities to Rohit Sharma.
It was also reported that Virat Kohli himself will come forward to make the announcement about this change and reason for the big decision is that he wants to focus on batting to regain his previous title of best batsman in the world.
“Virat himself will make the announcement. He is of the view that he needs to concentrate on his batting and go back to becoming what he’s always been- the best batsman in the world,” The Times of India quoted sources as saying.
Twitter reaction on the report
There was no official statement regarding the change of captaincy for ODI format of the game but twitter was flooded with the reactions on this report. This grab the attention of many fans and people started sharing their views on this without waiting for any official statement.
Speculations over Kohli relinquishing white-ball captaincy after the T20 World Cup.
Let's assume this is true.
While Rohit is the obvious candidate, it is also important to look at the man after him.
A vice captain who can take over at around 2025. The younger the better.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) September 13, 2021
Rohit Sharma is going to be the Indian captain. Respect for Virat Kohli for realising this. @ImRo45 is getting what he deserves.
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) September 13, 2021
#ViratKohli to white ball format captaincy after T20 WC pic.twitter.com/nzDTO03mMF
— cricket wala ladka (@cricketwalaldka) September 13, 2021
Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of match: said BCCI
Now, Arun Dhumal censures the reports about replacement of Virat Kohli as captain for ODI format of match by Rohit Sharma. He said that Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of match.
Dhumal censured all the claims. He stated that all these reports are rubbish and nothing like that is going to take place. He also stated that BCCI has not done any discussion regarding change in captaincy and Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of match.
“This is all rubbish. Nothing (as) such is happening. This is all what you guys (media) are talking about. BCCI has not met or discussed anything on this issue (split captaincy),” Dhumal told IANS. “Virat will remain as the captain (of all formats).”
Earlier, it was also reported that Virat Kohli has been proved a successful captain in Test format of cricket, but there is need of another captain for limited-overs format of the cricket. As a result, Rohit Sharma could be the leader for ODI format of the game.
In spite of having good batsman and bowlers in the team, India suffered loss in ICC events. It was believed that the reason for this can be lack of proper guidance to the team.
Sources also stated that the BCCI top brass took this issue into consideration after the defeat of India against New Zealand in the World Test Championship final which was held in England. As they were quite dissatisfied with the decision regarding team selection by captain Virat Kohli.
Regarding this Dhumal said, “no such meeting took place.”
Conclusion
Many statements were reported but none was proved more than a rumor. BCCI gave the statement to prove all the statements were not true and no change is going to take place in captaincy of team India. Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of the match.
But the interesting point is that many cricket fans became quite happy with the report of change in captaincy of limited – over format of the match from Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma. They may be having the hope that new captain can bring many positive changes.
BCCI treasurer, Arun Dhumal censures the reports about replacement of Virat Kohli as captain for ODI format of match by Rohit Sharma. He stated that Virat Kohli will remain captain for all formats of the match.
