[Report]Virat Kohli to skip ODI Series vs South Africa, BCCI denies the news

[kirkutfan 409]

6 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

The biggest politician who has ruled Indian cricket with an iron fist is the guy whom you are defending. BCCI has tolerated his **** for far too long. About time he paid a price for his sins especially injustice to so many youngsters.

 

Talking of accountability, in which part of the world, a captain can retain his position after horrors of one ICC trophy after another in last 3 years. If BCCI was to make him accountable, he would have lost his captaincy 2 years back after the 2019 WC 

Wait a minute. The BCCI has the ultimate power i.e. to select or not to select. What is Kohli’s leverage? Also, speaking of political chops. Do you think Jay Shah would be sitting where he is without his lineage to one of the most powerful people of India? Do you think Ganguly got to his spot without political savvy? Chappell tried to play with him. Chappell’s reputation was done at the end. Since then he has worked with TMC in Bengal, BJP, people in BCCI to reach where he is. And then there is the basic question, who has the most to lose in a disagreement? There is no contest. Kohli has the most at risk here.

[mishra 6,823]

^Kohli was clearly told( if he reads media which he does) that kumble saga was last one. But then he went ahead and got Shashtri tooo. BCCI was under extreme duress due to Supreme Court appointed CoA. Once CoA sword was gone, BCCI started to fix things.

 

kohli became what he is today was because of that. No skipper of any country despite performing and winning trophies, behaves like that because they know, they can’t get away.

[kirkutfan 409]

3 hours ago, mishra said:

Question is not about who said what. Question is, should Kohli continue as skip? Answer is No. So why does Kohli needs to do BS in public. The guy is repeat offender.

He does plenty for preparation for a game. And over his career has until the last Australian series, been able to play all formats without break, in part because he prepares well. The quibble is with his form. That will get sorted out in the upcoming games. He either recovers it or he is more vulnerable. We have 3 guys in the same generation who have previously done great things trying to recover form- Pujara, Rahane, Kohli. And then Rohit, who has had to contend with injuries, is in and out of games. That is part of sport.

[kirkutfan 409]

10 minutes ago, mishra said:

^Kohli was clearly told( if he reads media which he does) that kumble saga was last one. But then he went ahead and got Shashtri tooo. BCCI was under extreme duress due to Supreme Court appointed CoA. Once CoA sword was gone, BCCI started to fix things.

 

kohli became what he is today was because of that. No skipper of any country despite performing and winning trophies, behaves like that because they know, they can’t get away.

How did he “get” Shastri? For that matter why was Shastri replaced by Kumble to begin with? That, like everything else is a BCCI call. Maybe Shastri should have continued without the Kumble intervention instead of Shastri- Kumble-Shastri? 

[mishra 6,823]

2 minutes ago, kirkutfan said:

He does plenty for preparation for a game. And over his career has until the last Australian series, been able to play all formats without break, in part because he prepares well. The quibble is with his form. That will get sorted out in the upcoming games. He either recovers it or he is more vulnerable. We have 3 guys in the same generation who have previously done great things trying to recover form- Pujara, Rahane, Kohli. And then Rohit, who has had to contend with injuries, is in and out of games. That is part of sport.

Allmost everyone here want to wish well to “Kohli as bat” , barring few but trophies is what matters. We have divided team. We don’t know who will be our next run machines. Team and future team is in very sorry state .Thats his legacy.

[mishra 6,823]

2 minutes ago, kirkutfan said:

How did he “get” Shastri? For that matter why was Shastri replaced by Kumble to begin with? That, like everything else is a BCCI call. Maybe Shastri should have continued without the Kumble intervention instead of Shastri- Kumble-Shastri? 

What you think is right thing is wrong in eyes of most fans. So there is no way you can get points of fans.

[kirkutfan 409]

55 minutes ago, mishra said:

What you think is right thing is wrong in eyes of most fans. So there is no way you can get points of fans.

I am not a politician.

[NameGoesHere 1,988]

If one has to take sides, I’m on Kohli’s side on this one.  
 

If Kohli doesn’t perform, he’s done and should be done.  We all know it.  
 

But the BCCI has always been full of vindictive, venal, political dicks,  and Ganguly is increasingly coming off as if he belongs there.