On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India declared Rohit Sharma as India's ODI captain. On this decision the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has opened up and said that the board and selectors took this decision together. In addition to this he also said that the board and he personally had words with Virat Kohli over the decision. The tenure of Rohit Sharma as ODI captain is likely to begin in the series against South Africa in January.
Switch in ODI captaincy | Key Points
1.On Wednesday with the decision made by the BCCI, Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy from Virat Kohli as ODI skipper.
2. To this matter the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has finally broken his silence and said that the decision was a unanimous decision of the board and selectors. With this he also said that he, along with the selectors had words with Virat Kohli regarding the decision made.
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3. “It's a call that the BCCI and the selectors took together,” Ganguly told ANI. "Actually, the BCCI had requested Virat to not step down as the T20I skipper but obviously, he did not agree. And the selectors then did not feel it right to have two different captains for two white-ball formats. He further added, “So it was decided that Virat will continue as Test captain and Rohit will take over as the white-ball captain. I as President personally spoke to Virat Kohli and the chairman of selectors has also spoken to him.”
4. Further BCCI president said that, "We have full faith in Rohit Sharma's leadership abilities, and Virat will continue as the Test captain. We as BCCI are confident that Indian cricket is in good hands. We thank Virat Kohli for his contributions as captain in the white-ball format."
5. Rohit Sharma is expected to begin as ODI captain in the upcoming three-Test series in South Africa.
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