Former India head coach Madan Lal on Friday admitted that the rift between former India white-ball skipper Virat Kohli and the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is mere matter of opinion and not a controversy, but added that the latter should come out to provide an explanation after Kohli’s explosive presser earlier this week.
Ganguly had told PTI earlier this month that he had requested Kohli to reconsider his decision about leaving T20I captaincy, but Kohli, during his pre-departure presser for the South Africa tour on Wednesday, revealed that he had no such communication with the board’s President and that he was informed about his removal as ODI skipper one and a half hour before the selection meeting for the South Africa Test series.
“I think this situation should have been handled in a better way because it is not a controversy but a matter of opinion. I don’t know what Sourav had said to Virat so I don’t want to comment on that. But I think that Sourav being the President should come out and give an explanation and that will be the end of the entire issue. We need to be focused on the South Africa tour right now as it is an important game for us,” Madan Lal told ANI.
The former Indian cricketer further added, agreeing with his former teammate Sunil Gavaskar that Kohli should sort the issue with the management while admitting that the selectors should have handled the matter better.
“Gavaskar is correct with his point. Virat should clear all his issues with the management. This is not a big matter. I would say that the selectors should have handled the situation better. It is the duty of selectors to look after and stop these controversies. I am not sure if the selectors spoke to Virat before taking the decision,” he added.
