Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli Always on the wrong side of the headlines. According to rumors, there has been a rift between the two ever since the intense clash between Lucknow Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL). The two Delhi boys share a dressing room and Gambhir is the head coach of the Indian team.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia shares his thoughts on the relationship between head coach Gautam Gambhir and two senior cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The two cricketers are now playing only one format, ODIs, and have retired from Test and T20Is.

Devajit Saikia sheds light on Gambhir-Virat-Rohit feud

There are rumors that Gambhir was behind the Test retirements of Kohli and Rohit last year. With fans and former cricketers questioning the timing and whether the pair were told they were no longer needed in the traditional format of the game. Rohit Sharma took over as ODI captain after winning the ICC Champions Trophy. This was a shocking decision to many.

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Gambhir and the selectors made it clear that there would be no “superstar culture” and even India’s best-known players would need to play domestic cricket to be selected for the squad.

However, Devajit Saikia categorically denied all the claims. “I have never seen them fight. They have a very good relationship,” he told the India Today podcast.

He was also asked about the duo’s infamous fight in the 2023 edition of IPL, Devajit Saikia said, “I didn’t watch it. IPL? Maybe I didn’t see that game because I was with them when they represented the country. So, IPL: watching every game is impossible.”

When asked if Gautam Gambhir wants Kohli to leave the team, Saikia gave a befitting reply by saying, “That perception may exist, but Virat Kohli has always been in the team. Gautam Gambhir has also been in the team. We have seen the results. Did you see that Virat Kohli does not belong in the team?”

Saikia also spoke about whether Virat Kohli’s Test retirement was also affected and he replied: “No one can force a player like Virat Kohli to change and take a decision. He has reached that level. He is no ordinary player; he is a legend of Indian cricket. No one can force him to take a decision unless he chooses to do so. The board will not interfere in the career of any player,” Saikia said.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the backbone of Indian cricket

After being asked about the rumors that Gambhir does not want Kohli and Rohit to join ODIs, Saikia said, “A lot of people have also written rubbish. We cannot comment on rubbish. We have not seen any such thing. These things have never been raised in any meeting.”

Kohli has performed well in the home matches against South Africa and New Zealand. exist series He scored 302 runs against the Proteas, winning the Player of the Series award, and scored 240 runs against the Kiwis. Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly for Australia, scoring fifty and a hundred in the series.

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