India’s defeat in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand seems to have affected the team India and captain Virat Kohli on a large scale. As per reports, two senior batters of team India called up BCCI secretary Jay Shah expressing their opinions on Kohli’s captaincy. The two players in question are supposedly Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara.

Both the batters were placed under major scrutiny for their performances against New Zealand in the high-profile match. Pujara scored 8 off 54 balls in the first innings and managed only 15 runs off 80 balls in the second. Rahane, on the other hand, scored 49 in the first and added 15 off 40 balls in the second.

“The mindset has to be to score runs and find ways to score runs. You can’t be too worried about getting out because you are [then] bringing the bowler into the game completely,” the Indian skipper had asserted in the post-match presentation.

As per the reports in the New Indian Express, Rahane and Pujara had approached Shah to discuss Kohli’s captaincy and that is when the board chimed in this matter. Post this, BCCI asked for feedback from the other players in the team. It is now being speculated that the Indian captain’s decision to step down as India’s T20 skipper might be connected to this.

The cancellation of New Zealand and England’s tour of Pakistan has created a lot of hullaballoo in the cricket world lately. The two teams were set to play white-ball matches in Pakistan ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, cricket boards pulled out of the tour due to different reasons. While the Kiwi side received orders from government due to security concerns, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) cited the physical and mental well-being of players behind their decision.

ECB’s reasoning left many members of the cricket fraternity bewildered as many English players are currently plying their trade in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Seeing the backla.