Since Sourav Ganguly was made to resign from his position as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), followers of India’s talisman Virat Kohli have been making fun of the former captain.
Fans of Virat Kohli claim that Sourav Ganguly was directly responsible for the Delhi-born player’s dismissal as India’s ODI captain earlier this year, and that “karma” was now returning the favour.
A former all-rounder named Roger Binny took over as the head of Indian cricket in 2019 after Sourav Ganguly was denied a second term earlier this month.
The Trinamool Congress, which is in power in West Bengal, and the BJP, which is in opposition, engaged in a political brawl over Sourav Ganguly’s departure from the BCCI. Mamata Banerjee even pleaded with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to nominate the former India captain to the International Cricket Council.
Despite a significant controversy over the BCCI’s exit, the BJP hasn’t publicly committed to nominate him for the position of ICC president.
On the other hand, supporters of Virat Kohli continue to criticise Sourav Ganguly, claiming that the 34-year-old was wronged in the past and deserves the humiliation he is currently experiencing.
Virat Kohli Reaction On Sourav Ganguly Sacked News.
Roger Binny Appointment As New BCCI President.#KingKohli #ViratKohli #SouravGanguly #RogerBinny pic.twitter.com/3rDFATPr6X— DHONI 07 (@HARSHAL17371828) October 18, 2022
Sourav Ganguly has been sacked/removed as BCCI President#souravganguly #viratkohli pic.twitter.com/Q7lwiqxsu1
— Troll Cricket (@TrollCrickett) October 13, 2022
Ganguly literally ruined the mental peace of Virat Kohli, who’s India’s greatest cricketer & pride
This is just karma which hit him very hard
You truly deserves this.
— Marc Spector (@sylesh146) October 12, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar, a legendary batsman, encouraged Virat Kohli to finish among the top run scorers in the current T20 World.
Sunil Gavaskar noted that Virat Kohli’s footwork has significantly improved since the Asia Cup and predicted that he would do well in Australia.
“When there is a big match, a big player will put his hand up and say that ‘I am ready for this battle and perform in the match’. From the Asia Cup, his shot selection has improved even more,” Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports.
“Before that, his shot selection was a little awry because he was not able to make runs consistently. He was playing the deliveries that were floated well outside and getting out, at times, he didn’t have luck, he got out to inside edges, and got out to good deliveries,” Sunil Gavaskar added.
“But after the Asia Cup, his shot selection has improved so much that he is aware of when to play what shot. The consistency with which he played in the Asia Cup is only making us believe that he will score aplenty in T20 World Cup 2022,” the legendary India batter elaborated.
Prior to their opening match against Pakistan in the premier T20I tournament, Rohit Sharma and the team chose to participate in an optional training session at the MCG, which was criticised earlier by Sunil Gavaskar.
“I don t know what it tells you but it s something that I don t agree with. I don t agree with it for the simple reason that, at the start of the tournament, when you had your match (warm-up match) washed out, when you have come to Melbourne and had a day off, and then the next day, you opt not to practice?” Sunil Gavaskar said.
“At the end of the day, those who didn t come out for practice can turn out to be match-winners. But you want a rhythm going as a team. You want to see a sense of purpose,” Sunil Gavaskar noted.
“Giving an option is something I believe only the captain and the coach should be doing. Say, if you scored a hundred in the previous game and you have a small niggle, the captain and the coach can give you the option of not practicing and say if you don t want to come to practice, it s fine . Similarly with a bowler, who has bowled maybe 20-30 overs and feeling a sore shoulder or something, then the captain and the coach can give that bowler the option of not coming for training,” the 73-year-old retired Indian cricketer mentioned.
“Giving the option to the players is a no-no. There never ever should be that option. Only the captain and the coach should be taking that call. How many times it has affected Indian cricket is unbelievable.”
“At the start of the tournament? In the middle of the tournament, you are on a roll, you have done really well, you give everybody a break. You go to a cinema, go wherever to take their mind off cricket. But at the start of the tournament, optional practice?”
“Maybe on the eve of the match, they might all turn up (for practice). But that s not it. I want to show that solidarity of purpose look we want to win. Tomorrow if it rains, what happens? Your practice is gone,” a fuming Sunil Gavaskar summed up.
At Melbourne’s famed MCG on Sunday, India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against archrival Pakistan.
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