Gavaskar’s Big Statement Over Alleged Kohli-Rohit Rift

The news of the rift between Kohli and Rohit started after reports of Kohli’s supposed withdrawal from next month’s ODI series in South Africa surfaced on Tuesday.

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 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.”

On the other hand, another former captain Sunil Gavaskar said that “people should not jump to conclusions” and asked Azharuddin to reveal the complete truth if he has any inside information on this matter.

He said “Unless both the players come out with something, we should not jump to conclusions. Yes, Azharuddin has said something but if he has got some inside information about what has happened then he should be coming out and telling us what happened. Till then, I will give the benefit of the doubt to both the players. Because both have served Indian cricket brilliantly and I don’t think it is fair at all for any one of us, without having exact information, to be pointing fingers at either of them.”