The Virat Kohli–Rohit Sharma captiancy change saga stays one of the controversial matters in Indian cricketing historical past. It nonetheless is not identified what precisely transpired behind the scenes earlier than Virat Kohli’s exit as captain from all three codecs of the sport. Rohit Sharma took over the baton from Kohli and has since accomplished wonders within the function. Nevertheless, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has revealed that Rohit wasn’t eager on taking over the function.

Ganguly, in a chat with Kolkata TV, revealed that he had even given an ultimatum to Rohit, saying both he accepts captaincy himself or Ganguly would announce his title anyway.

“Rohit Sharma wasn’t eager on captaincy. It had gone to a stage the place ‘aapko ha bolna hai nahi toh major kar dunga‘. It had gone to that stage. As a result of he’s an excellent captain. After Virat Kohli left, he was the perfect man to guide India,” Dada revealed.

When requested why Rohit wasn’t eager on taking over India captaincy, the legendary cricketer stated that though he is not conscious of the precise cause, it could possibly be right down to workload.

“Do not know precisely. Lots of cricket. Males’s cricket, T20 cricket, lot of Cricket lot of stress. IPL captaincy so he had rather a lot on his plate however nothing will be higher than India captain. I’m glad that he has taken it. And he’s doing effectively,” Ganguly stated.

Within the World Cup 2023, Rohit has led the Indian group phenomenally. Group India is the one unbeaten facet within the competitors, having gained all 8 league-stage matches up to now. With the ultimate group sport scheduled towards the Netherlands, India are usually not anticipated to be concerned a lot. Nevertheless, it is the semi-final and probably the ultimate, the place Rohit’s management and India’s kind will actually be put to check. In all likeliness, India will face New Zealand within the final 4.