Controversial day in Indian cricket: What happened after Virat Kohli's explosive statements - 10 points

Virat Kohli put a full stop to rumours about his rift with Rohit Sharma but gave rise to more questions, highlighting the lack of communication between him and the BCCI. He also contradicted BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly's claims over his T20I captaincy. Meanwhile, legendary Sunil Gavaskar responded to the explosive press conference.

There was very little talk about India’s tour of South Africa as Virat Kohli sat down to take questions in the customary pre-departure press conference ahead of the much-anticipated tour. The Test captain did not hold back as he quashed rumours, addressed many much-talk-about issues, but his explosive comments also gave rise to a lot of new questions that remain unanswered.

One of the most powerful personalities in Indian cricket, Virat Kohli was dominating headlines over the last few days as rumours of rift between him and limited-overs captain Rohit Sharma were doing rounds. The timing of his decision to quit T20I captaincy and the way he was removed as ODI captain gave rise to plenty of speculation and rumour that he will not play the ODI series in South Africa created a stir with the likes of Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur and former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin chipping in with their take on the speculation.