Kolkata: The feud between Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and Virat Kohli, the former ODI captain, has also sparked interest on Twitter.
Kohli made several “revelations” after his ouster as ODI captain was announced. Kohli denied Ganguly’s assertion that he was contacted before the skipper choice was taken by the board during a news conference on Wednesday. He even denied Ganguly had asked Kohli to stay on as T20I captain.
Later, when asked about the situation, Ganguly replied, “I have got nothing to say. We will deal with it, leave it to the BCCI.”
Following that, netizens responded strongly. While one group of Twitter users supported former India captain Sourav Ganguly, another group backed Virat Kohli. The hashtags #WorldStandsWithKohli and #NationStandsWithDada trended on Twitter as a result of the outpouring of support.
However, the hashtag #Kohli garnered more tweets, as seen by the following examples:
He could have easily skipped those questions or could have taken Ganguly's side but he chose to stay honest and speak for what's right. Man is as honest as it gets. ❤#WorldStandsWithKohli pic.twitter.com/MrdLVFrv6q
— Harsh // Parody (@ForeverVirat_) December 17, 2021
#WorldStandsWithKohli
King kohli ka apman
Nahi sahega hindustan 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/it4t0fXiMw— jeet yaduvanshi (@JITENDR97530993) December 17, 2021
Few hates him but tons of people loves him.#WorldStandsWithKohli pic.twitter.com/kLmp2P1rOU
— SHOUNAK🇮🇳 (@Shounak_72_) December 17, 2021
A Lion Doesn't Concern Himself With The Opinion of a Sheep..!!🔥
And the world knows who's the Lion King…!!❣ @imVkohli ❣#WorldStandsWithKohli pic.twitter.com/3CtjNoypv2
— Saurabh Tripathi (@SaurabhTripathS) December 17, 2021
I the world is against Virat Kohli
Then I'm against the world#WorldStandsWithKohli pic.twitter.com/fjBZCO4MLm— SHOUNAK🇮🇳 (@Shounak_72_) December 17, 2021
Virat's Success Does Not Surprise You. His Failures Do – Sanjay Manjrekar
#WorldStandsWithKohli pic.twitter.com/Q0t1V184os— king_virat💥💥 (@YogeshS60079723) December 17, 2021
In the midst of the controversy, Virat Kohli and his Test squad boarded a chartered jet from Mumbai on Thursday morning for their tour of South Africa.
