Ravi Shastri indirectly has his say on Virat Kohli-Sourav Ganguly's 'No handshake' Saga

Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly unfollowed each other on Instagram after the RCB vs DC IPL 2023 match.

Ravi Shastri, former India captain, has shared his opinion on the Virat Kohli-Sourav Ganguly saga where the former RCB skipper refused to shake hands with the Delhi Capitals (DC) director of cricket after the RCB vs DC IPL 2023 match in Bengaluru.

The two cricketers, who have captained the Indian team with great distinction were seen at loggerheads, where the two seemed to ignore each other and didn't shake hands; the video of the moment went viral on social media platforms.

This has given a start to the notion that there is a rift between the two legends of Indian cricket which stems from the time when Kohli was the Indian captain under Ganguly's BCCI presidency.

Strains started between the duo right after Kohli stepped down as T20I captain in October 2021; two months later, the star batter was removed as ODI skipper as well, with Rohit Sharma taking over the role. In January last year, Kohli also left his position as Indian Test captain, allowing Rohit to assume captaincy in all three formats.

It was reported that Ganguly said that he and then chief selector Chetan Sharma had asked Kohli not to step down as T20I captain, while the Delhi-born batter refuted such claims in an interview ahead of the 2022 tour of South Africa.

Depends on what my relationship is: Ravi Shastri on his take on Virat Kohli- Sourav Ganguly saga

Then later, Virat Kohli unfollowed Sourav Ganguly on leading social media platform Instagram right after the game against DC, and that the former BCCI president returned the favour as well.

Now Ravi Shastri shared his opinions on the same and answered if he would want to diffuse the tension in the given circumstances.

During a chat on ESPNCricinfo, the anchor asked Shastri on how he would deal with the situation between Kohli and Shastri, without taking any names.

He said: “Depends on what my relationship is. If I don't want to talk, I'll just go past. But at the end of it, when you go and sit down, you feel that there's always some room to grow up, no matter how old you are.”

Shastri was Team India's head coach till the T20 World Cup in October-November 2021 and worked closely with Virat Kohli who captained India during that tenure.