Cricket News : As Jay Shah immediately congratulates Kohli on his resignation, did Virat miscalculate BCCI?

An analysis of all the events till date, It seemed like Kohli had no option but to quit, almost giving an indication, he was cornered!

It is no secret that his relations with the BCCI reached its lowest ebb, it can be safely concluded that Virat Kohli has 'retired hurt'.

When he informed the world about his decision to quit T20 captaincy, he openly admitted that he was keen to focus all his energies on Test cricket and ODI format keeping the 2023 World Cup in mind.

Was it a bit too late by then?

Kohli had miscalculated one aspect. He never expected that the BCCI would sack him from ODI captaincy on the pretext of "over-centric leadership".

The aggressive Virat made a calculated insinuation at BCCI president Ganguly, accusing the former stalwart of lying (without naming) that the former skipper had asked to him stay back as T20 captain till the World Cup. Was that the first point of friction?

Soon, the ego battle of "your word versus mine", began!

There were whsipers of "lack of communication," players at times "didn't feel secure enough" and those who were struggling for form weren't given "an arm of assurance".

All captains have a shelf life and ultimately what matters is the right timing. Kohli judged it but only after damage was done.