Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has been taken aback after his ward’s sudden removal as India’s ODI captain. Incidentally, last week BCCI announced that Rohit Sharma has been appointed as India’s new 50-over captain while announcing the Test squad.
Kohli at his press conference yesterday, revealed that he had been informed of the decision just before the Test selection meeting. The recent turn of events has left Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma in a state of shock.
“This is definitely shocking and this is news to me as well that Virat Kohli said something like this in the press conference. What comment should I give, about why it has happened and why such a thing should not have happened,” Rajkumar said to India News.
The former first-class cricketer also declined to comment on whether Virat Kohli’s removal was on performance grounds.
“I would not like to comment too much on this. I will only want to say that they are the authority and whatever decision they have taken, they would have taken it thoughtfully and my statement about this does not hold any significance, whether they have done right or wrong,” he added.
“Virat never wants to step aside from playing” – Rajkumar Sharma
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 15, 2021
Reports also surfaced that the talismanic batsman might skip the ODIs to celebrate his daughter’s birthday in January. Refusing all such claims, Rajkumar Sharma said:
“Virat never wants to step aside from playing, he is always ready to play. This news was certainly surprising that he has asked for leave because of his daughter’s birthday. Her birthday is on the 11th and at that time he will be playing the Test match,” he concluded.
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