By V Shashank
Chetan Sharma, the BCCI's chairman of selectors, has come under the scanner after Zee News conducted a sting operation on him. He allegedly revealed classified selection matters alongside internal discussions with Virat Kohli.
Kohli was embroiled in controversies after leaving India's T20I captaincy in 2021. The then-BCCI president Ganguly revealed the board had asked Kohli to continue as T20I captain. However, the latter denied the same, stating his decision was "received well."
Ganguly had claimed that Kohli was asked to reconsider his decision to quit T20I captaincy. However, Kohli stated that no such request was made. Sharma revealed that Ganguly did ask Kohli to reconsider in a video conference.
Sharma, who got involved in the sting operation conducted by Zee News, stated that the board was "not favoring Rohit as a captain, it was just against Virat Kohli."
"This is the dispute of the ego. Ganguly has also been the captain of the country. Kohli feels that he is the most successful," added Sharma. Sharma even stated that egos spring between Kohli and Rohit too.
Sharma also revealed that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah couldn't even "bend his back," and was cleared to play the Australia T20I series in September 2022. His back pain escalated and the same ruled him out of the T20 WC.