IND v SA 2025: WATCH- Virat Kohli’s serious conversation with BCCI selector Pragyan Ojha; Rohit Sharma’s jovial chat with Ojha and Gambhir

There are rumors of a frosty relationship between Rohit, Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir.

The Indian ODI team seems to be in upheaval at the moment, with many reports saying the relationship between head coach Gautam Gambhir and the senior combination, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, has turned frosty.  

Numerous claims of Kohli avoiding Coach Gambhir have been made, with social media footage fueling the notion. As the Indian squad prepares for the second ODI of the three-match series against South Africa in Raipur, a fresh video has emerged showing Kohli engaging in an intensive discussion with Pragyan Ojha, the latest addition to the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee.

A viral video clip, allegedly shot as the team members were waiting at an airport, shows Kohli and Ojha sharing a serious chat. Kohli's impassioned conversation with a senior selector has created even more excitement amid the circulating rumors about his future in the ODI format and India's intentions for the 2027 World Cup.

Another clip emerged from the same scenario in which Ojha could be seen conversing to Rohit Sharma while seated alongside Gambhir. Kohli, meanwhile, sat at a distance from the three and didn’t participate in the talk.

The new wave of rumors around veteran players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma centres on their relationship with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir. According to reports, Gambhir and the duo have a "borderline cold" relationship and communicate poorly.

Moments such as Rohit Sharma and Gambhir's apparently serious post-match chat, as well as a viral video of Kohli appearing to go past Gambhir without a handshake following the first ODI against South Africa, have prompted heated public debate.