MSK Prasad Opens Up On Picking Virat Kohli As MS Dhoni's Successor
Published - 07 Mar 2020, 01:30 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
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Former Indian chief selector, MSK Prasad has revealed the reason behind selecting Virat Kohli as MS Dhoni’s heir of the Indian National Cricket Team’s captain across all formats.
After leaving the chair as the national selector, Prasad opened up on his biggest achievement as the chief national selector.
Prasad left the chair a couple of days ago and was replaced by Suni Joshi as the new Indian chief selector. Prasad said the highlight of his tenure was the smooth transition from Dhoni era to the Kohli one.
Dhoni had decided to retire from Test cricket midway through the Australia tour in late 2014 paving way for Kohli – to take over as India’s Test captain.
Well, Kohli was later on appointed India’s captain in all three formats after Dhoni decided to step down as limited-overs captain in 2017.
MSK Prasad Reveals His Biggest Achievement As Chief Selector:
Prasad said the highlight of his tenure was the smooth transition from MS Dhoni era to the Virat Kohli one. “I personally feel that my colleagues and me can take pride in the fact that we have successfully seen the transition period from MSD to Virat very well,” Prasad told Midday.
“Once Mahi completed his [captaincy] stint, we had to look at somebody who could step into those shoes. We wanted to see that happening smoothly. Once Virat took over, we reached the No. 1 ranking across all three formats. That’s the biggest satisfaction I got,” added Prasad.
Sunil Joshi Takes Over As The New Chief Selector:
Joshi and Harvinder Singh have fetched the roles in the All-India Senior Selection Committee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced that the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) recommended their names.
Joshi has replaced Prasad as the chairman of the selection committee. The other three members of the senior selection committee — Devang Gandhi, Sarandeep Singh and Jatin Paranjape — will continue and finish their terms by the end of 2020.
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