'If people feel there's more to it than what I have already told, I feel bad for them' - Virat Kohli on his decision to quit T20I captaincy

Ahead of the start of the T20 World cup, Virat Kohli had announced that he will step down as team India’s T20I captain post the mega event. This decision came as a shock for quite a few as the cricketing fraternity reacted to it in numbers. The Indian skipper has however shushed the unnecessary noise been made about his decision.

Kohli asserted that he has explained the reason behind his call and refused to get into any other debates on it. He made it clear that the team is completely focused on doing well in the marquee event and thus he wouldn’t add any fuel to the discussions that are taking rounds.

“I have already explained myself a lot and I don’t think I need to harp on that anymore. Our focus is to play well in this World Cup and do what we need to do as a team. Rest people are trying to dig up things that don’t exist and I am not someone who is ever going to give fodder to that. I have explained myself very honestly and openly and if people feel there’s more to it than what I have already told, I feel pretty bad for them. That’s certainly not the case,” Kohli said as quoted by New Indian express.

It is Virat Kohli’s decision, there was no pressure from our end: Sourav Ganguly

Kohli has been one of the most pivotal cogs of team India’s wheel. He has chipped in crucial runs for the team on many occasions and is renowned as the chase master of modern cricket. His contributions to the side are immense and thus when he took the call of quitting the captaincy of the shortest format, it surprised many including the BCCI president Ganguly.

The former India skipper said that it was Kohli’s individual decision and that there was no pressure on him. He also added that captaining all formats for a longer period of time is a difficult task.

“I was surprised (that Virat Kohli decided to step down as T20 captain). This decision must have been taken only after the England tour and it is his decision. There was no pressure from our end. We didn’t tell him anything. We don’t do things like that because I myself have been a player so I understand. It is very difficult to be a captain in all formats for this long,” Ganguly said.