Chetan Sharma in the eye of storm after 'sting operation'; details here

BCCI Chief Selector Chetan Sharma said that former Indian Captain Virat Kohli tried to defame then BCCI President Saurav Ganguly as he felt Ganguly was responsible for him losing the ODI captaincy

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The Chairman of the Senior Selection Committee of men's cricket Chetan Sharma was caught in a controversy on Tuesday after he revealed classified selection matters during a sting operation conducted by a TV channel. 

Sharma allegedly said that former Indian Captain Virat Kohli tried to defame then BCCI President Saurav Ganguly as he felt Ganguly was responsible for him losing the ODI captaincy. Sharma said that the tussle between Kohli and Ganguly is the case of "two egos clashing".

"Virat Kohli felt he lost the captaincy because of the BCCI president. There were nine people in the selection committee video conference, Ganguly told him 'think about it once'. I think Kohli didn't hear it, there were nine others there including

First Published: Feb 15 2023 | 10:19 AM IST

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