'Ego of some players has become bigger than Indian cricket' - Twitter comes down hard on Virat Kohli after he skips ODI series against SA

So, Virat Kohli will not be taking part in India’s first ODI assignment of 2022. The master batsman has reportedly stated that he wants to spend time with his family and celebrate his daughter’s birthday.

The 33-year-old was also removed as the captain of the Indian ODI side ahead of the series against South Africa, and Rohit Sharma is now the captain of the Indian side in limited-overs cricket. Kohli will continue to lead the Test side.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had stated that the Indian Selection Committee had made the decision to name the ‘Hitman’ as the skipper of the ‘Men in Blue’. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward,” read the tweet from the BCCI.

You can see the tweet from the BCCI below

The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward.#TeamIndia | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/hcg92sPtCa

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 8, 2021

Twitter reacts to Virat Kohli missing the ODI series against South Africa

And now, the Twitter world has gone berserk after Kohli decided to skip India’s first white-ball assignment of 2022. One fan stated that the ego of the players has become bigger than the needs of the Indian team, while another even tweeted that the legendary batter should retire from limited-overs cricket.

While yet another fan wants Kohli to respect the game of cricket, another tweeted that Rohit and Kohli do not want to play under each other’s captaincy. Yet another fan also tweeted that it was unprofessional of Kohli to skip the ODI series.

Kohli is the 2nd highest run-scorer for India in ODI cricket and has scored 12169 runs in 254 matches. Only Sachin Tendulkar (18426), is ahead of Kohli in the all-time Indian run-scorers list.

Here are some of the reactions from Twitter

@ImRo45 out of test series due to injury and @imVkohli will take break from ODI series.. Wowww what an award winning movie script Courtesy: @BCCI 👏🏻👏🏻

— Aman Jha (@AmanJha68865006) December 14, 2021

Highly disappointed that Virat is making himself unavailable for the ODI series against SA for his daughter’s birthday. If that’s so, I won’t defend him in any way. It’s highly unprofessional of him.
But I get a feeling there might be some other reason. #ViratKohli #IndvsSA

— Dr. Palak Singh (@thatsmePalak) December 14, 2021

Are these two trying to avoid playing under each other's captaincy?

Earlier there was news about #RohitSharma that he was out of the Test series due to injury and now sources are saying that #ViratKohli will also be out of the One Day series.#IndvsSA #BCCI #TeamIndia @BCCI pic.twitter.com/iUnxMmuCHD

— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra) December 14, 2021

Worrying portrayal by sections of Media on @ImRo45 and @imVkohli and their reasons for missing each other in the Test’s and ODIs in SA. @BCCI someone has to watch this closely. Players do have their lives, and its not always what one sees by naked eyes alone. @bhogleharsha

— IndianFromThane (@Indianfromthane) December 14, 2021

Rohit Sharma won’t play test series.
Virat Kohli won’t play ODI series.

This reminds me of “Agar hum unki shadi me nahi jayenge, to vo hamare yaha shadi me nahi aayenge"

— Manoj Pareek (@mrpareekji) December 14, 2021

No Rohit Sharma, No Virat Kohli
Ye to sach mein NEW ERA aa gaya 😉#IndvsSA #INDvSA #CricketTwitter

— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) December 14, 2021

BCCI is becoming toxic… No idea what they're trying to do. @imVkohli out of ODI series to take a break unbelievable. Everything is not good between current captain and outgoing captain. BCCI have to act responsibly otherwise it will be too late #BCCI https://t.co/z19JrmWaF0

— Aman Jha (@AmanJha68865006) December 14, 2021

Nobody is bigger than the game. That's the tweet. Respect the game. Crores of kids dream to don the INDIA jersey. If it was earned then, it should be earned now. Personal chutti lena hai to work in 9 to 5 job. @BCCI @imVkohli @ImRo45

— Ansuman (@ansumanpaikray) December 14, 2021

If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are playing power games, bench both of them. Indian cricket has enough talent waiting.

— Mayur Datey (@mayur1441) December 14, 2021

Why can't Virat Kohli just take a break from ODIs and T20Is if he doesn't want to play that format? Everytime a shorter format series comes, he takes a break. Vacation with family is important than a big series? Take retirement and focus only on tests. #IndvsSA

— Somya Chhabra (@imsomyachhabra) December 14, 2021

Rohit won’t play test matches and Virat Kohli won’t play ODIs for his holiday,I mean what the hell is going on with Indian cricket.I guess ego of some cricketers is bigger than Indian cricket now. @ImRo45 @imVkohli India needs both of them everywhere.#ViratKohli #RohitSharma

— शिवम पटेल 🇮🇳 (@Shivampatel7103) December 14, 2021