Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma: Did skipper want Rohit relieved of ODI vice-captaincy?

Virat Kohli, in fact, went to the Indian selectors and wanted Rohit relieved of ODI vice-captaincy to be replaced by KL Rahul since he considered the Mumbai Indians skipper too ‘old’ at 34.

Team India skipper Virat Kohli made the shock announcement of quitting T20 captaincy on Thursday (September 16) through his social media pages. That isn’t the end of the story though as Kohli’s position as captain in the ODI format is also far from being secure. India’s failure to win an ICC trophy under Kohli is one of the biggest reasons for Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) concerns, who have brought in former captain MS Dhoni as Team Mentor to bolster the team’s chances at the T20 World Cup 2021.

However, news agency PTI revealed that all is not right between Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma as well. Kohli, in fact, went to the Indian selectors and wanted Rohit relieved of ODI vice-captaincy to be replaced by KL Rahul since he considered the Mumbai Indians skipper too ‘old’ at 34.

Kohli wanted the ODI vice-captaincy to be handed to K L Rahul with Rishabh Pant performing the role in the T20 format, the PTI reported.