BCCI president Sourav Ganguly stated that Virat Kohli’s choice to step down from T20 captaincy after the continuing World Cup was his “own decision” and there was no stress from the cricket board.
Kohli had not too long ago introduced that he would solely be out there as a participant within the shortest format after the World Cup. Ganguly attributed Kohli’s name to the gruelling schedule that takes a toll on each thoughts and physique.
“No I was surprised. It was a decision perhaps he took after the England series, and it’s his decision. Neither did we speak to Virat nor did we put any pressure, we never pressurise anyone. I have been a player and I would never do such a thing,” Ganguly informed ‘Aaj Tak’.
He then defined the rationale behind Kohli’s choice.
“There are extra video games now and it’s troublesome to captain for such a very long time throughout codecs. I’ve myself been a captain (for 5 years).
“It looks good from the outside that you are leading your nation and it is at one level. There is lot of fame and respect but internally, the player has a mental and physical burn-out and it’s not about Ganguly, Dhoni or Virat. Even the captains who come in future will also feel the pressure. It’s a tough job,” he stated.
Talking about Kohli not getting even a single worldwide hundred in final two years, Ganguly stated that any nice participant, who has performed for a very long time, goes by way of this part.
“It will occur (unhealthy patch). A participant who has performed for very long time, Virat in reality has performed for 11 years (13 truly), each season received’t be the identical. Virat is a human and never a machine. It’s not that you simply put him in a machine and runs will stream, he’s human, who would nick a number of, footwork will probably be iffy …
“The graph was up and then it came down and it will again go up and you will see the vintage Virat,” he defined.
MSD is aware of what his function is
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Ganguly felt that there’s nothing mistaken in having Mahendra Singh Dhoni because the ‘Team Mentor’ as he has received three ICC trophies.
“Me and secretary Jay (Shah) had long discussion on how to involve Dhoni. Look, he hasn’t left competitive cricket so he can’t be involved for a long time. It is only for this tournament. He has won 3 World Cups (ICC trophies), so we thought of adding him and we hope it would only be a good thing. Nothing wrong in it. Let’s see,” he stated.
Asked if there may very well be conflict of concepts with so many individuals within the change room, Ganguly clarified that Ravi Shastri as the top coach stays in cost.
“MS is a matured person. He knows where to stop and where to go, all these things were discussed before bringing him on board,” he stated.
Shastri’s successor
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The BCCI president and likewise a former India captain, Ganguly stated that his one-time deputy Rahul Dravid had come to Dubai to debate the roadmap for the National Cricket Academy.
“He came to Dubai to meet us and discuss the roadmap for NCA. I think in Indian cricket, NCA’s role is huge, its about supply line and that’s what he wanted to discuss. When we had asked him earlier, he wasn’t that interested. Let’s see now, if he applies (for the head coach job),” he added.
