The Chairman of the All-India Senior Selection Committee has now claimed that Rohit Sharma was not a preferred option to succeed Virat Kohli as a captain, instead, BCCI wanted to oust Virat Kohli earliest.
“We were not favoring Rohit as a captain; we were just against Virat Kohli. BCCI took the advantage of Virat’s poor form and removed him from captaincy. They should not treat the country’s number 1 batter like this. Shameful,” Chetan Sharma said in an explosive sting operation conducted by Zee Media.
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In a series of explosive claims, t he chairman of the selection committee also said that Virat started considering himself above sports, which BCCI didn't like. "He was clearly told by the BCCI and selection committee to rethink over his decision of quitting T20I captaincy. He was addressing media ahead of the South Africa tour. He unnecessarily brough up the issue of what transpired in the selection committee. He wanted to take head on with then BCCI president," Chetan Sharma said.
He also revealed that Rohit Sharma will not feature in the T20I format in future, and instead Hardik Pandya is being considered as future captain in white-ball format. Meanwhile, Chetan Sharma was caught stating that players like Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav visit him often and Rohit Sharm talks with him for 30 minutes or so.
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"Selectors run Indian cricket team. We decided the present and future of cricket in India. Its important for players to be in good books of selectors. Rohit Sharma always call me and talks to me for 30 minutes. Players do come at my house and discuss their future. Hardik Pandya came to me. Umesh Yadav and Deep Hooda also came at my place," added Chetan Sharma.