Virat Kohli was replaced by Rohit Sharma as the captain of the new Indian white ball has gathered a lot of attention with some of the current players and former who commented on the topic in the last few days. When Kohli has announced that he would release the captain with the shortest format after the T20 World Cup, he also mentioned that he would continue to lead the team in the test and one international day. However, while announcing the test squad for touring South Africa, the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) also announced Rohit Sharma as Captain Odi Baru, ended Kohli’s five-year government as captain Overs Limited India.
Considering the debate, the former Pakistani Spinner of the Danish Kaneria sympathized with the captain of the Indian test, said that the BCCI was wrong with the way they replaced Kohli, which he felt deserving more “respect” for the way he led the Indian team.
“Does BCCI do the right thing with Kohli? I don’t think so. They don’t give him respect. He has led India to 65 wins in Odis, the fourth highest by Captain India. The problem is why not you tell someone who records it as captain not Badly
“Sourav Ganguly is a big name, a former captain. He should communicate with the virat that we want for Rohit to the captain,” added the former Pakistani Spinner.
The caner also said that the 33-year-old had not scored in a stack as he had done in the past, could be another factor that led to change guard.
“Another thing that fight is that Kohli did not score and smoothly as before,” Kaneria said.