The former Indian team fielding coach, R Sridhar makes a startling accusation that there was a Rohit Sharma camp and a Virat Kohli camp, indicating a clear rift between the veterans
The story of the post-2019 ODI world cup.
Ex-India fielding coach R Sridhar reveals there was a Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma camp in the team in his book Coaching Beyond
A THREAD : Former India fielding coach R Sridhar, who was a part of India's support staff during that Border-Gavaskar Trophy, shared an interesting story involving a conversation between Dhoni and Kohli before the last day of the Adelaide Test. (via : Hindustan Times)
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R Sridhar revealed how Ravi Shastri handled Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma episode in West Indies 10 days after India's ODI WC exit in his book 'Coaching Beyond'. pic.twitter.com/8IlaXgCwns
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The two leaders of Indian cricket, current captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli, have been playing for Team India since 2008. Although Rohit and Kohli have scored numerous match-winning runs for India, there was a period when rumours about the tension between the two veterans used to circulate daily. During the 2019 World Cup, the rumours of a falling out between Kohli and Rohit grew louder, reaching a new height in 2021 when Kohli was fired as ODI captain.
Now that Ravi Shastri, a former India head coach, intervened at the right time to defuse the situation before it escalated into violence, former India fielding coach R Sridhar has revealed in his book that there were problems between Rohit and Kohli. The former fielding coach for India claims that Rohit and Kohli’s interactions during the 2019 World Cup were tense.
What has been mentioned in his book?
There was a lot of negative press following the 2019 World Cup about what allegedly happened in the Indian cricket team’s locker room during the team’s campaign and following the devastating semifinal loss to New Zealand. In contrast, the coaching staff learned that there was a Rohit camp and a Virat camp, that someone had unfollowed someone else on social media, and other things that, if left to fester, could be unpleasant, according to Sridhar in his book “Coaching Beyond.”
The team arrived in the US 10 days after the World Cup to play West Indies in a T20 series at Lauderhill, according to the coach. One of the first things Ravi did after getting there was to call Virat and Rohit into his room and explain that for Indian cricket to be healthy, they needed to be on the same page.
Since they are the most senior cricketers, Ravi remarked bluntly that whatever had occurred on social media was OK but that it needed to stop since they are the players. The previous head coach wished for them to move over their disagreement with the management and focus on the future.
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