With India’s most successful batsman now speaking up against the board’s insensitive attitude towards players, the BCCI has no place to hide from public opprobrium. Given the relentless parade of matches before the South Africa tour, the players will hardly get any time to acclimatise and prepare themselves for a formidable opponent. If the players’ concerns and requests are not accommodated, why should an autocratic board be allowed to function? It’s difficult to tame a body as wily as BCCI, which is continuing to play hide and seek with the Supreme Court. But Kohli’s words will definitely have an impact, given his tremendous talent and fan following.

Source: dna November 25, 2017 01:30 UTC