“Agar Virat Kohli Ko Koi Nahi Pasand Aata Tha, Toh Unhe Khatam Kar Diya Jaata Tha”: Robin Uthappa Ka Explosive Remark

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa ne Virat Kohli par ek naya taana maara hai, jisme unhone kaha ki Kohli apne captaincy ke dauran team mein players ko apne personal likes aur dislikes ke basis par select karte the. Uthappa, jo apni bold comments ke liye headlines mein rahe hain, ne yeh bhi kaha ki Ambati Rayudu ko 2019 ODI World Cup ki team se isliye drop kiya gaya tha kyunki Kohli ko wo “pasand nahi the”.

Rayudu ka World Cup squad se last minute exclusion sabko hairan kar gaya tha, aur uski jagah all-rounder Vijay Shankar ko team mein shamil kiya gaya tha, jo us waqt kaafi controversial move tha.

Uthappa ne is baare mein baat karte hue kaha, “Agar Virat Kohli ko kisi player se problem hoti thi, ya wo kisi ko apni team mein nahi dekhte the, toh unhe turant drop kar diya jaata tha. (Ambati) Rayudu iski prime example hai. Bahut bura lagta hai. Sabki apni preferences hoti hain, yeh main maanta hoon, lekin aap ek player ko uske World Cup se pehle itna close le aaye aur phir uska rasta band kar do, yeh sahi nahi tha.

Rayudu ke paas World Cup ka kit bag tha, sab kuch tha ghar par. Wo soch raha tha ki wo World Cup ja raha hai. Par aap uska door bandh kar dete ho. Yeh mere liye fair nahi tha,” Uthappa ne Lallantop ke interview mein bataya.

Is interview ke dauran, MSK Prasad (jo tab selection committee ke chief the) ne bhi yeh kaha tha ki selectors aur team ke captain (Kohli) ka bhi World Cup squad mein final selection par bohot bada role tha.

Pehle bhi, Uthappa ne Virat Kohli ko Yuvraj Singh ki international career ko short-circuit karne ke liye accuse kiya tha. Uthappa ne kaha tha ki Kohli ne Yuvraj ko apni jagah fir se secure karne mein madad nahi ki jab Yuvraj ne cancer ke against jeet kar India ODI team mein apna spot wapas lene ki koshish ki thi.