'I Don't Think So'- Danish Kaneria On Whether BCCI Handled Virat Kohli's ODI Captaincy Sacking Properly
Updated - 11 Dec 2021, 12:07 PM
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Former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria has opined on the recent sacking of Virat Kohli from the ODI captaincy, stating that the BCCI failed to handle the subject in the right manner.
On Wednesday, the BCCI announced that Rohit Sharma will be taking over as the ODI captain from the South Africa series onwards. Although the move was always coming, the manner in which it was done wasn’t appreciated by a few experts, including Kaneria.
“Did the BCCI do the right thing with Kohli? I don’t think so. They did not give him respect. He has gotten India 65 wins as captain, the fourth-highest by any India skipper. The thing is why didn’t you inform someone whose record as captain isn’t bad at all. Second most-highest runs as India ODI skipper. Based on his record, he deserved respect. Sure, he hasn’t won an ICC trophy as captain but the way he has led is phenomenal,” Kaneria mentioned.
“The BCCI were harsh in removing Kohli without informing him” – Danish Kaneria
Kaneria went on to add that the matter had to be discussed with Kohli before taking the final decision. Their way of shoving the news into Kohli’s face was not the right way to do it, as per Kaneria.
“The only two superstars going around in world cricket at the moment are Kohli and Babar Azam. You should respect your superstars. The BCCI were harsh in removing Kohli without informing him. Sourav Ganguly is such a big name, a former captain. He should have communicated to Virat that we would like for Rohit to captain. Another thing that went against him was that Kohli was not scoring runs as big and fluently as he used to,” Kaneria added.
India will be touring South Africa shortly for a 3-match Test series and a 3-match ODI series starting on December 26.
