The Virat Kohli–Rohit Sharma captiancy change saga stays some of the controversial matters in Indian cricketing historical past. It nonetheless is not recognized 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 finished wonders within the position. However, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has revealed that Rohit wasn’t eager on taking on the position.

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 keen on captaincy. It had gone to a stage where ‘aapko ha bolna hai nahi toh main kar dunga‘. It had gone to that stage. Because he is an outstanding captain. After Virat Kohli left, he was the best man to lead India,” Dada revealed.

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

“Don’t know exactly. A lot of cricket. Men’s cricket, T20 cricket, lot of Cricket lot of pressure. IPL captaincy so he had a lot on his plate but nothing can be better than India captain. I am happy that he has taken it. And he is doing well,” Ganguly stated.

In the World Cup 2023, Rohit has led the Indian crew phenomenally. Team India is the one unbeaten aspect within the competitors, having received all 8 league-stage matches to date. With the ultimate group recreation scheduled towards the Netherlands, India will not be anticipated to be anxious a lot. However, 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.