Kohli rubbishes rumors, says available for ODI series in SA

During a press meet on Wednesday, Indian test captain Virat Kohli said that he is available to play for the ODI series in South Africa, quashing all the rumors that were making headlines in the last few days. However, what came as a surprise to many was the disclosure by him that he was told that he would no longer be the ODI captain only ‘one and half hours’ before the test team selection meeting.

Speaking to the press, Kohli said “There was no prior communication to me at all from when I announced the T20I captaincy decision until the eighth (of December), when I got a call before the selection meeting.”

He added “The chief selector discussed with me the Test team to which we both agreed, and before ending the call I was told the five selectors have decided I will not be the ODI captain, to which I replied, ‘okay, fine’. And in the selection call afterwards, we chatted about it briefly. That’s what happened. There was no communication prior to that at all.”

India will play 3 Test matches and 3 ODIs in South Africa, starting December 26.