Virat vs BCCI: We'll deal with it, says Ganguly

NEW DELHI: Sourav Ganguly on Thursday chose not to add fuel to fire after Virat Kohli denied the BCCI chief's claim that he had asked him to stay on as T20 captain. "No statements, no press conference. We will deal with it, leave it to (the) BCCI," Ganguly said.

Meanwhile, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said he felt Kohli should have worded his statement in which he asked to step down from the T20 captaincy differently and said he "would be available" to lead in ODIs and Tests should the selectors want him to.

Kohli & Co land in SA for three-match Test series
The Indian cricket team, led by skipper Virat Kohli, landed here on Thursday for the three-match Test series against South Africa, beginning December 26 at Centurion. "Touchdown South Africa," the BCCI posted on its official Twitter handle along with pictures of team members, including Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, Shardul Thakur and Shreyas Iyer among others. The Kohli-led Test side had departed from Mumbai for the tour that also includes three ODIs in January.

Given the threat posed by the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the tour's T20 matches have been postponed for now.