'Jab pta nhi toh chup baith na bhai' - Fans react to former India selector's 'give Virat Kohli Test captaincy' statement

There has been a lot of debate around handing over Test captaincy to Virat Kohli. A lot of experts and former cricketers have echoed this opinion after India’s defeat in the World Test Championship 2023 final against Australia. Notably, Kohli is the most successful Test captain for India till now surpassing his all predecessors.

Meanwhile, the former chief selector of Team India, MSK Prasad has come up with a statement on appointing Virat Kohli as the skipper in the red-ball cricket once again. He also questioned the mindset of selectors while picking up the team keeping the World Test Championship cycle in the back of their minds.

“Why not Virat Kohli? When Ajinkya Rahane can come back and become the vice-captain, then why not Virat Kohli? I don’t know what the mindset of Virat is on the captaincy. In case selectors are thinking beyond Rohit, I don’t know whether they are thinking but if they are thinking beyond Rohit, then I think Virat can also be an option,” said Prasad on being asked about transferring captaincy from current skipper Rohit Sharma to any young player.

“I don’t know if I can answer this question. I don’t know the mindset of the selectors. Usually, the mindset of the selectors should be now with the WTC cycle it should be a clear cycle, that’s how the mindset should be,” he added later.

This statement from MSK Prasad for Virat Kohli drew a lot of reactions on social media. The fans immediately took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to come up with harsh reactions for Prasad.

Here's how fans reacted:

Jab pta nhi toh chup baithna bhai…

— Ruklok Pradhan (@ruklokpradhan) July 10, 2023

Because Kohli pheki huyi cheez wapis nahi lega

— Daksh (@82MCG_) July 10, 2023

Wo bnega hi nhi Bhai 🥲🥲

— 𝘞𝘺𝘥__𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘻 (@wyd__raaz) July 10, 2023

It's not musical chairs game

— Ma Ni (@MaNi66925884) July 10, 2023

Naa msk prasad wapis Chief selector banaega
Naa kohli wapis captain banega.

— Aashish Jain (@Aashish29787096) July 10, 2023

Isko kuchh log best selector bolte hai isme itni samjh nahi hai ki virat ne khud resign Kiya tha

— Sumit Pandey (@SumitPa38327663) July 10, 2023

Kitna confusing hai iska statement

— Vinit Rajawat (@vnit786) July 10, 2023

I think vo Thuk kar chatna nahi chahta 😂

— VECTOR D (@Vector__D) July 10, 2023

Abhi tak selector tuhi thaa

— D.O.P.E 99 (@dope_991) July 10, 2023

Mindset ki tu toh baat kar hi mat gawar

— Raina forever (@Sportsanhum) July 10, 2023

Talking about Virat Kohli, he will be in action with Team India in the upcoming two-match Test series followed by the three-match ODI series against West Indies. Both teams will lock horns in the Test series opener on Wednesday, the 12^th of June at Windsor Park in Dominica.

Here’s a look at the squad of India for the Test series against West Indies:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, and Navdeep Saini.