Virat Kohli had chosen to surrender his Test captaincy after India’s 1-2 loss to South Africa in January 2022.
After he was made captain of the Indian ODI team in 2021, Virat Kohli’s time as captain of the Indian team ended badly.
Following Kohli’s announcement of his decision to step down as T20 captain following the T20 World Cup in Dubai.
Kohli was stripped of his ODI captaincy in December of that same year by the BCCI, which was led by Sourav Ganguly. Throughout the entire episode, there were rumors of a rivalry between Ganguly and Kohli.
Ganguly finally spoke out about the whole Kohli captaincy saga after Team India lost to Australia in the WTC Final last week.
When he first heard that Kohli would be stepping down from his position, the former president of the BCCI admitted that he was as surprised as anyone else.
Additionally, he emphasized that Kohli had not been asked to step down as T20 captain by the BCCI.
“No” (on the question of whether the board would accept Kohli’s resignation as Test squad captain). Not after the South Africa series. He is the only one who can tell me why he did it.
On Aaj Tak, Ganguly stated, “Rohit Sharma was the best option available after Virat left.”
Ganguly praised Kohli for changing the Test team’s fortunes and leading them to multiple victories in the Australian Test series.
India performed admirably under Kohli and Shastri. India played bravely in England and Australia, and Kohli was an excellent captain.
If the Manchester Test had been played at the same time. They would have also won the series in England, he said.
To supplant Virat, BCCI had selected Rohit Sharma as chief of India’s ODI and T20I groups.
Kohli, in any case, likewise chose to give up his Test captaincy. After India’s 1-2 loss to South Africa in January 2022.