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‘Jiske jyada followers vhi saccha h aj ke zamane me’ – Fans react as Sourav Ganguly opens up about Captaincy saga with Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli had taken over as India’s ODI and T20I captain in January 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down.

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Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who also served as the board president, recently clarified that he played no part in removing Virat Kohli from India’s captaincy. Kohli stepped down from the T20I captaincy after the 2021 T20 World Cup, and subsequently, he was also removed from the ODI captaincy.

With Rohit Sharma taking over as the new captain for India’s white-ball teams, fans were fuming over the decision to remove Kohli. During a press conference following his removal from the ODI captaincy, Kohli expressed his lack of prior information about the decision. Speculations circulated that Ganguly might have influenced Kohli’s departure from the captaincy, but the former India captain has now reiterated that he had no role in this saga.

Addressing the matter on the reality show Dadagiri Unlimited Season 10, Ganguly stated, “I didn’t remove Virat from the captaincy. I have said this a lot of times. He was not interested in leading in T20Is. So, after he made that decision, I told him, if you’re not interested in leading in T20Is, it’s better if you step down from entire white-ball cricket. Let there be a white-ball captain and a red-ball captain.”

Virat Kohli had a great time as Indian captain

Virat Kohli had taken over as India’s ODI and T20I captain in January 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down. Under Kohli’s leadership, India reached the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the semi-final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. However, after the 2021 T20I World Cup loss, Kohli decided to step down as T20I skipper, which led to his complete removal.

In a surprising move in January 2022, Kohli also resigned from India’s Test captaincy. Despite this decision, Kohli remains India’s most successful Test captain, with 40 wins out of 48 Test matches under his leadership. It’s worth noting that India is currently set to face South Africa in a two-match Test series starting on December 26.

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