Many have wondered whether Virat Kohli should be picked for the 2022 T20 World Cup or not, based on current form.
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Syed Kirmani on Sunday said that harmony should be displayed by both Virat Kohli and the BCCI top management to end whatever issues have surfaced ever since the removal of Kohli as ODI skipper.
Syed Kirmani feels MS Dhoni still has a lot to offer to the Indian team and must be left alone to take a call on his future.
Syed Kirmani, who received the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014-15, would donate 25 per cent of the Rs 25 lakh prize money that he received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the education of girls, according the former India cricketers' wife Habiba
Virat Kohli won the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year while Syed Kirmani was awarded the Col CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award in the BCCI Awards function held in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli, India Test captain, was named 'Cricketer of the Year' by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after he guided the team to series wins against Sri Lanka and South Africa. Mithali Raj has been nominated for the 'Women's Cricketer of the Year' award
Syed Kirmani will reveal in his upcoming autobiography that he faced discrimination from fellow cricketers at one point in his playing days.
Syed Kirmani, former India wicketkeeper, has said that there is nothing wrong in playing a bilateral series against Pakistan but the Board of Control for Cricket in India must respect government's decision.
Syed Kirmani, who was India's premier wicket-keeper batsman in the 80's, has been nominated for the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Syed Kirmani, former national team wicketkeeper, says the 10 overs-a-side format will make cricket more attractive and result oriented.