Virat Kohli considered resigning willingly

Even though BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has come out to explain the reasoning behind Virat Kohli's ODI captaincy transfer to Rohit Sharma, the entire handling of the situation has revealed plenty that suggests the transition was not as smooth as one involving behemoths like Kohli, Rohit, Ganguly, and the selection committee stakeholders should be.

The BCCI confirmed the appointment of Rohit Sharma as India's ODI skipper "going ahead" on December 8, the same day they named an 18-member squad for the forthcoming three-Test series against South Africa. The move aroused eyebrows because Kohli had made it clear that he wanted to head the ODI and Test teams while standing down as T20I captain to better manage his workload.