'BCCI should have spoken face to face' - Shahid Afridi on Virat Kohli captaincy issue

Virat Kohli was removed as the captain of the Indian side in ODI cricket, and Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the new skipper of the ‘Men in Blue’ in limited-overs cricket. And, Pakistan cricket legend Shahid Afridi has opened up on this matter.

Afridi feels that this issue could have been handled in a better way. Afridi added that a cricket board plays the role of a father, and the board (BCCI in this case) communicates with a player regarding the future plans for him.

“This could have been handled in a better way. I always feel that the role of a cricket board is very important; it plays the role of a father. Whatever future plans a selection committee of a board has regarding a player, it communicates those plans to that player, like, ‘Look, we have these plans, what are your plans? We want to do this and as a board, we see benefits from doing this’,” said Shahid Afridi as quoted by NDTV.

If you communicate through the media, there will be issues: Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi also feels that if the BCCI communicates through the media, then there will be problems. Adding that the board and the players should speak in a face-to-face manner, Afridi concluded by stating that creating issues in the public will not solve the problem.

“If you communicate through the media, then there will be issues. If you sit in front of each other, speak face to face, then I think there can be solutions to problems. If you want to create issues out of something, then that doesn’t solve anything,” concluded Shahid Afridi.

India will begin their South African tour with a three-match Test series, and the first rubber will commence on 26th December 2021 at Centurion.