India vs Australia: ‘No rule is applicable to Virat Kohli’ – Virender Sehwag slams India’s inconsistent team selection

India vs Australia: ‘No rule is applicable to Virat Kohli’ – Virender Sehwag slams India’s inconsistent team selection

Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli

Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli
Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli made several changes in the playing XI during the first Twenty20 International (T20I) match against Australia. Surprisingly, Shreyas Iyer and Yuzvendra Chahal did not feature in the starting lineup of the ‘Men in Blue’. 

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag lashed out at this decision of not playing Iyer in the side. He recalled that the Delhi Capitals skipper performed well during the last T20I series that India played. He also reckoned that Shreyas Iyer would not be in a position to ask Kohli why he has been dropped.

“If you talk about Shreyas Iyer if in the previous T20 series he had given a good performance, then on what basis did you not play him in this encounter. Is there any reason? I don’t think even Shreyas Iyer has the guts to go and ask why he was not played,” Sehwag told Sony Sports network.

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“I will say one more thing: all the rules are applicable to everyone else other than Virat Kohli, no rule is applicable to him. Neither his batting order is changed nor is he left out or given a break when he is out of form. So, that is wrong.”

‘Kohli got opportunities despite failing in England’

Virat Kohli failed to impress during the 2014 England tour

Virender Sehwag highlighted that Virat Kohli would not have been such a great player if-then captain MS Dhoni had not backed him during the England tour in 2014. 

“Virat Kohli has to think that in the England tour when he had flopped if he was not given opportunities after that, how would he have become such a big player.”

“He himself says that MS Dhoni has backed him and that he would always remain his captain. Is there any player in this team who will say the same thing for Virat Kohli, it is difficult?”

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