Virat Kohli’s decision of stepping down from T20I captaincy after the World T20 came as a shock for many. The right-handed batsman made the announcement in a social media post. There were a number of speculations after Kohli made the announcement. However, the captain cited it as a workload management process.
Now, according to a report in The New Indian Express, a couple of senior players had called up BCCI secretary Jay Shah personally and complained about Kohli’s captaincy after the conclusion of the World Test Championship.
Kohli had expressed his disappointment after the batting collapse during the WTC final, the report suggested.
“If you don't put their bowlers under pressure then they have the fitness and the consistency to bowl long spells and keep bowling all day in the same areas and trouble you, and the more momentum you give them, then invariably they get the breakthroughs they want. The mindset has to be to score runs and find ways to score runs. You can't be too worried about getting out because you are [then] bringing the bowler into the game completely," Kohli had said.
According to ' The New Indian Express' sources, the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane also faced the heat in the dressing room after the match.
As per another report by the news agency IANS, another senior player complained about Kohli for making him feel insecure in the side. The report further states that some of the sources have mentioned that the team member was R Ashwin.
If the reports are to be believed then, Kohli also had a fallout with the selectors on the World T20 team selection after R Ashwin was included in the squad while the captain wanted Yuzvendra Chahal in the side for the tournament.