Indian cricket team had controversy before the South Africa tour when Test captain Virat Kohli opened up about the communication gap between him and the BCCI. Kohli, in a press conference, spoke about the lack of communication from BCCI before removing him from ODI captaincy.
Kohli also contradicted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's statement in which he claimed to have requested him to not step down as T20I captain. But the India stalwart said the board welcomed his decision to quit T20I captaincy.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has commented on the controversy after being asked to speak during a show on Samaa TV. He said the matter could have been handled in a better way and shouldn't be dragged.
“This could've been handled in a better way. I've always believed that the role of a cricket board is very important. The selection committee should efficiently communicate their plans for any particular player - 'this is our plan, we believe it is better for us. What do you think?' - something along these lines,” he said.
Afridi added that there should be face-to-face communication between the board and Kohli to end the matter. "If you communicate these things via media, there will be issues. Talk face-to-face, and we might have solutions. This won't be solved if you keep dragging it. There should be no communication gap between players and PCB, or any board for that matter," he said.
Ganguly had recently refused to comment on Kohli's statements and he said that the cricket body will deal with the situation. "Let's not take this further, I have nothing to say. It is the matter of the BCCI and they will only deal with it," he said.
(With Samaa TV Inputs)
