Not good to point fingers at anybody before big tour like South Africa, Kohli’s timing not right: Kapil Dev

In
the
pre-departure
press-conference
in
Mumbai
on
Wednesday
(December
15),
Kohli
dismissed
as
“inaccurate”
BCCI
President
Sourav
Ganguly’s
statement
that
the
Board
had
requested
him
not
to
step
down
as
T20I
captain.

The
comment
exposed
the
underlying
tension
between
Kohli
and
the
administrators
after
he
was
removed
as
ODI
skipper
as
well
earlier
this
month.

“It
is
not
good
to
point
fingers
on
anybody
at
this
point
in
time.
The
South
Africa
tour
is
coming
and
please
pay
attention
to
the
tour,”
Kapil
told
‘ABP
News’ when
asked
about
Kohli’s
remarks.

Virat
Kohli
vs
BCCI:
Board
says
Kohli
was
kept
in
loop
about
captaincy
change

“I
would
say
Board
president
is
Board
president
but
yes
the
Indian
cricket
team
captain
is
also
a
big
thing.
But
talking
badly
about
each
other
in
public,
I
don’t
think
it
is
a
good
thing,
whether
it
is
Sourav
or
Kohli.”

The
62-year-old,
who
led
India
to
the
1983
World
Cup
title,
urged
Kohli
to
take
control
of
the
situation
and
think
about
the
country.

“Aap
situation
ko
control
kijiye,
behtar
ye
hai
ki
aap
desh
ke
baare
mein
sochiye
(Please
control
the
situation
and
it’s
better
to
think
about
the
country
now),”
said
the
former
skipper
who
played
134
Tests
between
1978
and
1994
and
took
434
wickets
along
with
making
5248
runs.

“Jo
galat
hai
woh
kal
pata
chal
hi
jayega
but
I
don’t
think
it
is
right
to
stoke
a
controversy
before
a
tour,”
he
opined.

Virat
Kohli
confirms
his
sacking
as
India
ODI
captain:
‘There
was
no
prior
communication’

The
Indian
Test
team,
led
by
Kohli,
departed
for
South
Africa
on
Thursday
(December
16)
for
a
three-match
series
beginning
at
Centurion
on
December
26.
India
will
also
play
three
ODIs
after
the
Test
series.

The
BCCI
has
not
yet
reacted
to
Kohli’s
comments.
The
superstar
batter
had
also
stated
that
he
was
informed
about
the
end
of
his
ODI
captaincy
tenure
before
the
selection
of
the
Test
team
for
South
Africa
earlier
this
month.

He
said
he
could
understand
the
reasons
for
that
decision
as
the
team
had
not
won
an
ICC
trophy
under
him.
Kohli
had
also
assured
full
support
to
new
white-ball
captain
Rohit
Sharma.