Indian captain Virat Kohli left everyone shocked when he went public about his removal from captainship. He alleged that he was informed about his removal s India's ODI captain just one-and-a-half hours before the selection meeting to pick the Test squad for South Africa.

Kohli also said that there had been no communication from the BCCI over the ODI captaincy between September 16, when he announced his decision to step down from T20I captaincy, and December 8, when the South Africa-bound Test squad was named.

At the time, Kohli said his decision to quit as T20I captain just prior to the World Cup was "received well" and termed as "progressive" by the BCCI top brass. His words were in sharp contrast to that of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's, which suggested Kohli was asked to reconsider his decision.

Kohli also confirmed that he was available for the ODIs in South Africa and all talk of him opting out were "lies" and there wasn't even a suggestion of him skipping the games.

Kohli didn't shy away from expressing his disappointment with "things that happen on the outside", but stressed that "nothing can derail me from being motivated to play for India".