Anurag Thakur: Nobody Is Bigger Than The Game

There have been reports that have suggested that there is an ongoing feud between the Former ODI Captain Virat Kohli and the newly appointed captain Rohit Sharma.

The reports of tension between the two players started after the BCCI decided to remove Kohli as ODI skipper and appointed Rohit as his successor.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin however, raised questions over the timing of Kohli’s alleged pullout from the South Africa tour and tweeted, “Virat Kohli has informed that he’s not available for the ODI series & Rohit Sharma is unavailable fr d upcoming test. There is no harm in taking a break but d timing has to be better. This just substantiates speculation abt d rift. Next will be giving other forms form of cricket.”

Sharing his views on the subject, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said “Nobody is bigger than the game. BCCI should look into it if there’s anything in this regard.”

However, a BCCI official told PTI that Kohli has not made any such requests to the Indian board so far.

“As of now, Kohli hasn’t sent any formal request to skip the ODIs to either BCCI president Sourav Ganguly or secretary Jay Shah. If something is decided at a later date or God forbid, he sustains an injury, then it’s a different matter,” a senior BCCI official privy to developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

“As things stand today, he is playing the three ODIs on January 19, 21, 23,” he added.