New Delhi: Former World Cup-winning India captain Kapil Dev feels Virat Kohli’s statement highlighting differences with the BCCI on the captaincy issue has come at the wrong time, creating unnecessary controversy ahead of the crucial tour of South Africa. In a press conference in Mumbai ahead of his departure for South Africa, Kohli rubbished BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s statement that the board had asked him not to step down as the captain of the T20 team. This statement has exposed the tension between Kohli and the BCCI.
Kapil told ‘ABP News’, “It is not right to point fingers at anyone at this time. The tour of South Africa is ahead and attention should be given to that. He said, “I would say that the board president is the board president, although being the captain of the Indian team is also a big deal. It is not good to speak badly about each other though in public. Be it Sourav or Kohli.”
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Kapil, who led India to the 1983 World Cup, appealed to Kohli to take control of the situation and think about the country. He said, “You control the situation. It is better that you think about the country. What is wrong will be known but it is not right to create controversy before a tour.”
The Indian Test team under Kohli’s captaincy on Thursday left for South Africa where the first Test is to be played at Centurion from December 26. After that a series of three ODIs will also be played. The BCCI is yet to comment on Kohli’s statement. (agency)