The entire focus of the Indian team is now on winning the current Test series in England, where the team has a 1-0 lead. Apart from this, the eyes of the team are also on the T20 world, about which Indian captain Virat Kohli and the top officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are discussing. A win against England in the second Test at Lord’s has taken a lot of pressure off Kohli, but he knows that his future as captain will largely depend on the team’s performance in the T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates. , where the Indian team has to start its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan.
It is learned that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Secretary Jay Shah and Vice President Rajeev Shukla held a formal meeting with the captain during the second Test, in which various aspects related to the T20 World Cup were discussed. A senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity, “Yes, BCCI officials did meet Kohli, but it would not be appropriate to give details of the conversation between them.”
He further said that, ‘But there is very little time left in the T20 World Cup and India does not have to play any match (limited overs) before the IPL (Indian Premier League), so this discussion is largely for this tournament. I was only involved in preparing the blueprint. Let us know that India will play in the Test series till September 14 and after that the players will be busy with their respective franchise teams in the IPL. In such a situation, it is not surprising for officials to talk to Kohli.
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