Shastri: Don't know what communication happened between Kohli-Ganguly

Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said that ones captaincy should not be judged by the number of ICC titles won rather it should be on how the cricketer played and whether it was with integrityShastris comments come two weeks after Virat Kohli stepped down as Indias Test skipper Last year Kohli stepped down as the T20I captain and then he was removed as ODI captain as the selectors wanted just one whiteball captainMany players have not won the World Cup Sourav Ganguly has not won it Rahul Dravid has not won it Anil Kumble has not won it Laxman has not won it Even Rohit Sharma has not won it but it does not mean they are bad players You go and play there are just World Cupwinning captains MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev Sachin Tendulkar took six World Cups to lift his first title Shastri told ANI in an exclusive interviewIt is not a question that you are judged by the World Cup at the end of the day you are judged on how you play whether you play the game with integrity That is how you judge the players at the end of the day he addedBCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Kohli gave different versions on how the ODI captaincy was taken away from Kohli Ganguly had also said that he had asked Kohli to not leave the T20I captaincy but the 33yearold said that nothing like that was conveyed to himI do not know what communication happened between both parties Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli I have not spoken to them when I get the chance to talk to them then I can speak to give my viewpoint When you have halfknowledge then you should be quiet When you have full knowledge then you should be speak said ShastriWhen asked whether Rohit Sharma is fit enough to be the next Test captain Shastri said I have not watched cricket for three months when I see the cricket then I can give my judgment If I have not seen then I will not give my verdictIn his note while announcing his decision to step down as Test captain Virat Kohli had thanked Ravi Shastri and MS Dhoni for their continuous supportTalking about Virats decision to leave Test captaincy Shastri said There is a time for everything you have to respect Virats choice Many players in the past have left the captaincy to focus on their batting or cricket be it Sunil Gavaskar or anyone I have not seen anything I do not think there will be much change in KohliThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever