This should S.T.O.P!

Now chief selector counters Kohli’s claims.

NT Correspondent

New Delhi: Virat Kohli was requested by everyone, including BCCI office-bearers, to reconsider quitting T20 captaincy before the ICC T20 World Cup, said chairman of selectors, Chetan Sharma, on Friday, contradicting the Indian Test skipper’s version before leaving for South Africa.

In his explosive pre-departure press conference, Kohli had dropped a bombshell by contradicting BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s claims that he was never asked by anyone not to quit the T20 captaincy and was informed about his sacking from ODI leadership only 90 minutes before the Test squad selection for the tour of South Africa.

Asked if the skipper’s assertion was true, former pacer Chetan’s reply was completely the opposite. In fact, everyone told him to continue for “sake of Indian cricket”, but apparently, he had made up his mind.

Chetan categorically said that the selectors had decided to tell Kohli that two white-ball leaders wasn’t a feasible option.