Summary:
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) It was waiting to happen after India"s unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the BCCI ended Virat Kohli"s run as India"s white-ball captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward".
The BCCI, it is learnt, waited for the last 48 hours for Kohli, who has already relinquished T20 captaincy, to voluntarily step down from ODI leadership as well but he did not.
By the 49th hour, losing the position to Rohit Sharma was simply "fait accompli".
Perhaps, in the most telling way of telling someone that his time was up, Kohli"s sacking was not even addressed by the BCCI statement, which merely stated that the selection committee has decided to name Rohit captain of the ODI and T20I teams going forward.
Kohli lost his captaincy.
Just like that.