BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma has resigned from his position as chief selector. Chetan Sharma was heard discussing a number of topics in the video, including the relationship between former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and former captain Virat Kohli.
The controversial sting operation put Chetan Sharma, who was recently reappointed as a chief selector, in a delicate situation.
Chetan Sharma’s letter of resignation was delivered to BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday. During the sting, Chetan was heard admitting that he spoke with India’s captain Rohit Sharma for 30 minutes and that he told him Hardik Pandya would visit him late at night to talk about his future.
Sharma, who was recently reinstated by the BCCI after being removed following India’s performance in the T20 World Cup in Australia, was seen casting aspersions on players such as Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah during the sting operation. During the Zee News sting, Sharma allegedly revealed internal discussions with head coach Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli.
Sharma claimed that despite being 80 to 85 percent fit, many players take injections to expedite their return to competitive cricket. The former India pace bowler also claimed that he and team management disagreed on Bumrah’s return from a stress fracture for the September T20I series against Australia. Sharma also claimed that former captain Kohli and former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had an ego clash.
Chetan Sharma also talked at length about the fall-out between Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli. Chetan alleged Kohli wanted to defame the then BCCI president because he thought Ganguly had a role in his removal as India’s captain in the white-ball formats. However, Chetan said Kohli’s move backfired.
