R Ashwin wasn't showing intent?! Downfall of Virat started here ...

So if you have been wondering what was really happening with the Virat Kohli saga and why he was removed from the captaincy from all formats, I think this episode is an important milestone or an important event in the grand scheme of things.

It was the World Test Championship final in England and India were playing New Zealand and without any doubts or questions, India had a bad couple of days in England because of which they lost the final to New Zealand and NZ deservedly were world champions on the Test stage under the able leadership of Kane Williamson.

After this match, there was some insider information saying that Virat blamed Ashwin for not showing enough intent during the match. This was an outrageous comment from the then Indian skipper Virat Kohli. This was then brought to the attention of Sourav Ganguly the BCCI Chief and along with all the other incidents of the Virat-Shastri monoply considered, it was then decided that the attitude of Virat was hurting the team and only benefiting him personally. This is why the decision was taken for Virat to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team.

Virat is very good at showing attitude and in most cases even delivering on his aggressive brand of cricket but he cannot expect everyone else to show off his intent like everyone else. There are others who are more aggressive who just don't show it on the outside. Dhoni was never an agressive show off but when he hits the ball used to stay in the air forever, so with Rohit Sharma. Kumble was an aggressive bowler with his pin point accuracy but he never had the brash behavior that Virat had. So, the moral of the story is that showing aggression is one thing and being is another thing. Just because Ashwin doesn't show off doesn't mean he didn't have the intent.

Virat was rightly sacked and this should be a lesson for all no matter how big they are!