Sourav Ganguly breaks silence on Virat Kohli’s ‘no communication’ statement

The Virat Kohli captaincy issue is one that has hogged the headlines in the world of cricket. Ahead of India’s tour to South Africa, the 33-year-old Kohli revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was fine with him stepping down as the captain of the Indian side in T20I cricket.

These comments from Kohli were contradictory to the comments made by BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, who stated that Kohli was asked not to step down as the T20I skipper. And, when Ganguly was asked to respond to the ‘Virat Kohli issue’ all that the BCCI President had to say is ‘No Comments’. Ganguly also added that the BCCI will look into the matter as well.

“In a first reaction to the Virat Kohli controversy, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly says, “no comments. BCCI is looking into it,” tweeted a Twitter handle by name Pooja Mehta. You can see the tweet below.

In a first reaction to the Virat Kohli controversy, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly says, “no comments. BCCI is looking into it.”

— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) December 16, 2021

The communication gap should not have happened: Virat Kohli’s coach

And, the childhood coach of Kohli, Rajkumar Sharma has opined that the communication gap between Kohli and the BCCI should not have happened. Sharma also added that there should be some transparency between the board and the player, and concluded by stating that he does not understand why there should be such a communication gap.

“This is something unusual I have heard, I didn’t see Virat’s press conference as well. This communication gap should not have happened. According to me, there should be transparency between them and I don’t know why this has happened or why such a communication gap was there,” opined Rajkumar Sharma.

India will begin their assignment in South Africa with a three match Test series, and the first rubber will start on 26th December 2021 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.