'Utter disrespect': Twitter enraged at BCCI, Ganguly for 'sacking' Virat Kohli

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'Utter disrespect': Twitter enraged at BCCI, Ganguly for 'sacking' Virat Kohli

• Many took jibes at its president Sourav Ganguly for 'sacking' Kohli and more so for doing it without any mention of his accomplishments or acknowledging that he's achieved as captain.

Twitter is not pleased with Virat Kohli being removed as Indias ODI captain. 

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Published on Dec 08, 2021 08:42 PM IST

The news of the BCCI replacing Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as captain of the ODI team was received with mixed reactions on Twitter. While some fans welcomed the decision, others were simply missed with Kohli's termination as captain. Moreover, what irked the fans further was the manner in which the information was revealed, with the BCCI simply putting out a tweet saying, "The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr. Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward."

It is not known whether Kohli made the call or the BCCI took the decision for him. But that didn't stop fans from bringing out the daggers on the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Many took jibes at its president Sourav Ganguly for 'sacking' Kohli and more so for doing it without any mention of his accomplishments or acknowledging that he's achieved as captain. As speculations grow as to why was the decision taken and who was responsible for it, here are some of the tweets reflecting the public's disappointment with the BCCI.

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In October, ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup, Kohli had tweeted that he was going to step down as India's T20I captain after the ICC tournament, but clearly mentioned his intention to continue in ODIs and Tests, perhaps harbouring hopes of leading the team at the 2023 World cup at home. However, the fact that Rohit was already appointed T20I captain, having both him and Kohli leading two different limited-overs sides is what could have let to the decision.

 

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by sarcastic

[ShoonyaSifar]

Not twitter in general but only Kohli's bot army. The entire PR machinery is on its last legs. Matter of time before it's shut closed once and for all.

[Chakdephatte]

Kohli's achievements as ODI captain :

 

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[Frustrated]

Love to see this.   Loli and his PR brigade fuming.   Let them burn forever.  

[New guy]

16 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Not twitter in general but only Kohli's bot army. The entire PR machinery is on its last legs. Matter of time before it's shut closed once and for all.

Still dominates all social media sites including reddit. Hope this just enrages BCCI even more

[Serpico]

Ganguly took a big risk here. They're calling Rohit a "bcci captain". Anything less than the cup will mean disaster optics wise for both, hope they're aware of this and don't take any half measures in team selections and preparation.

 

Also lol @ some people suggesting him to go AB route and fight with the board. Given his awful form, bcci can snatch everything away from him if he decides to push them. Things can go downhill pretty fast in india, he's not bigger than the game

[rkt.india]

Kohli should have understood himself that T20 and ODI different captaincy is not possible as most of our ODI players play T20 as well.

Edited December 9, 2021 by rkt.india

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3 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Ganguly took a big risk here. They're calling Rohit a "bcci captain". Anything less than the cup will mean disaster optics wise for both, hope they're aware of this and don't take any half measures in team selections and preparation.

 

Also lol @ some people suggesting him to go AB route and fight with the board. Given his awful form, bcci can snatch everything away from him if he decides to push them. Things can go downhill pretty fast in india, he's not bigger than the game

Well, the "they" you are referring to are only Kohli fans.

There is a good section of Rohit fans on twitter too. An article about their reactions:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/now-i-can-die-in-peace-twitter-can-t-keep-calm-after-rohit-sharma-replaces-virat-kohli-as-india-s-odi-captain-101638972819435.html#:~:text=from Virat Kohli-,'Now I can die in peace'%3A Twitter can't,ODI captaincy from Virat Kohli.

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3 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Kohli should have understood himself that T20 and ODI captaincy is not possible as most of our ODI players play T20 as well.

Right. It is silly to think he only resigned T20I captaincy but wanted to remain as ODI captain. Does not make any practical sense at all.

[Vijy]

20 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Kohli should have understood himself that T20 and ODI captaincy is not possible as most of our ODI players play T20 as well.

that assumes he has the usual amount of functional thoughts... which is debatable. he clearly thought he was bigger than the game and is now belatedly seeing that error

Edited December 10, 2021 by Vijy

[cricketfan28]

Nobody is really reacting to this , looks like all bot based masala good enough to make vada pav tastier.

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10 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Ganguly took a big risk here. They're calling Rohit a "bcci captain". Anything less than the cup will mean disaster optics wise for both, hope they're aware of this and don't take any half measures in team selections and preparation.

 

Out of the 2 trophies in line for next 2 years, we might win atleast 1

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1 minute ago, cricketfan28 said:

Nobody is really reacting to this , looks like all bot based masala good enough to make vada pav tastier.

Have you read all the twitter posts in that article.

[Pollack]

13 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Ganguly took a big risk here. They're calling Rohit a "bcci captain". Anything less than the cup will mean disaster optics wise for both, hope they're aware of this and don't take any half measures in team selections and preparation.

 

Also lol @ some people suggesting him to go AB route and fight with the board. Given his awful form, bcci can snatch everything away from him if he decides to push them. Things can go downhill pretty fast in india, he's not bigger than the game

Being bigger than the game is not difficult in a country where there is a super star culture. Where Kohli erred is not having an ICC trophy under his belt and losing to Pakistan in most humiliating way. Look at Dhoni he sucked (as a batsman) since the inaugural t20 world cup which he won and yet he was untouchable for years and he definitely become bigger than the game from post 2013. Kohli is an idiot if he thinks pan Masala series wins counts.

[cricketfan28]

5 minutes ago, sarcastic said:

Have you read all the twitter posts in that article.

 I did not get any reactions in my instagram  and facebook feeds.  That is what i look for.

[Suhaan]

50 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Not twitter in general but only Kohli's bot army. The entire PR machinery is on its last legs. Matter of time before it's shut closed once and for all.

Had it been genuine fans BCCI wouldn't have dared to dump him

They know these are roadside chaprees who do his PR as freelancers

[Sgattick10]

 

 

[Sandeep99]

Really want to see pre-2011 odi days from our team where every move, every team selection is focused on getting the cup back. Sick and tired of useless tactics and out of depth selections. 

[afan]

There are fans who may not be qualified as " Kohli fans", but still feel enraged at the treatment meted out to him.

 

BCCI seems to lack "Real men" in their ranks as what is evident 

 

As neutral fans, this is not what we want to see..one of the greatest test cricketer India has produced and the most successful Test Captain as well treated like this.

 

His work ethic is 2nd to none, and his commitment and zeal for the game is worth celebrating.

 

While BCCI never had a good image, its time they  hand over to professional's like they did for the  IPL product.

 

 

[rkt.india]

Just now, afan said:

There are fans who may not be qualified as " Kohli fans", but still feel enraged at the treatment meted out to him.

 

BCCI seems to lack "Real men" in their ranks as what is evident 

 

As neutral fans, this is not what we want to see..one of the greatest test cricketer India has produced and the most successful Test Captain as well treated like this.

 

His work ethic is 2nd to none, and his commitment and zeal for the game is worth celebrating.

 

While BCCI never had a good image, its time they  hand over to professional's like they did for the  IPL product.

 

 

What treatment? He resigned from T20 captaincy and it isn't wise to have two white ball captains if teams are more or less same. Now I think it's better for him to concentrate on his ODI batting. He is struggling big time in all forms of the game.