Everyone forgot that I made Rohit India captain: Ganguly

Ganguly had vetted for Rohit Sharma after Virat Kohli was forced to step down from all formats of the game

Former India captain and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sourav Ganguly has taken a sharp dig at his critics. Speaking to a Bengali daily 'Aajkaal', Ganguly has hit back at his critics, who slammed him for making Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian team.

Ganguly had vetted for Rohit Sharma after Virat Kohli was forced to step down from all formats of the game after India's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup 2021.

"When I handed Rohit Sharma the captaincy of the Indian team, everyone criticised me. Now that India has won the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, everyone has stopped abusing me for it. In fact, I think everyone has forgotten that it was I who appointed him as the captain of the Indian team," Sourav Ganguly told Ajkaal.

"I am planning for the next IPL. I want Delhi Capitals (DC) will speak to the management about appointing an Indian as the head coach," Ganguly said.

"I want to give a shot as the head coach. I will bring in some new players. Wanted to bring in Jamie Smith from England. I wanted to test him out in Delhi's SA20 franchise. He wanted to come in but the schedules did not match," the former India captain concluded.