'Too much leadership': Ganguly explains why Rohit Sharma replaced Virat Kohli as ODI skipper

Defending the unwelcomed move of replacing Rohit Sharma as the ODI skipper, BCCI head Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said that the selectors felt that the team 'could not have 2 captains for 2 different white ball formats' as the national team would not be able to afford 'too much leadership'.

It is being reported that the selectors had forced Virat Kohli, who had given up T20 captaincy immediately after India's forgettable stint at World T20 to resign from the duties of ODI captainship.

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Speaking about it, the former Indian skipper Ganguly said that BCCI had requested the 33-year-old batter to not step down as the T20I skipper, but Kohli did not want to continue due and the board wasn't keen on multiple leaders in white ball cricket. As per the BCCI president, there was a conversation with Kohli after which the decision was taken.

When asked about comparing the 2 cricketers' abilities as a skipper, Ganguly reiterated that the team cannot have 2 white ball captains and the new captain has done a great job in all the ODI matches he has previously led.

While Kohli who did not win any ICC trophy had a 70% win record in 95 games that he led, Rohit Sharma who has guided the team in 10 ODIs has won 8 of them.