Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a shot at Virat Kohli following his sudden decision to resign as Test skipper on Saturday. Virat Kohli’s decision to step down from the captaincy comes after India recently lost the three-match Test series in South Africa 1-2. While speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Sanjay Manjrekar shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as Test skipper.
Sanjay Manjrekar during the discussion reflected on Virat Kohli’s decision to step down from captaincy in a short time. He said,
“I think, in some way, he wants to make himself unsackable as captain. When he gets that vibe that his captaincy is under threat, he tends to quit.”
He further added, “It’s come one after the other in a very short span of time – giving up the white-ball captaincy and IPL captaincy as well. This also was unexpected, but it is interesting that all these three resignations of important positions have come so quickly one after the other.”
Virat Kohli’s resignations from the captaincy comes on the back of issues between him and the BCCI. The exchange started following his resignation as the T20I skipper before the start of the T20 World Cup in 2021. After an early exit from the tournament, the BCCI then sacked Kohli from the ODI captaincy, handing over the reins in white-ball format to Rohit Sharma, which surprised everyone, especially with Kohli stating that he would like to lead the team in the ODI World Cup.
