Chasing a target of 240 runs against New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2019 ODI World Cup held in England, India left the tournament after being bowled out for 222 runs. India’s star opener Rohit Sharma publicly clashed with captain Virat Kohli due to his poor performance in the World Cup. The issue of these two Indian stars’ heartbreak has been discussed on social media and in the media.
Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri was the head coach of India at that time. R Sridhar served as fielding coach.

Indian fielding coach Sridhar wrote about the conflict between Kohli and Rohit in his book ‘Coaching Beyond: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team’. After India’s elimination from the 2019 World Cup semi-finals, there was a stir in the media about the Kohli-Rohit conflict. Then it was revealed that Virat-Rohit had unfollowed each other. Such incidents are enough to shake the national team.
He also writes – Within ten days of the end of that World Cup, India went to the United States to play a T20 series against the West Indies. On the tour of England, Indian coach Ravi Shastri called Rohit-Kohil into his hotel room and explained how dangerous the conflict could be for the national team.

Ravi Shastri’s message was obvious – ‘What is happening on social media is okay. But you two are senior cricketers. This conflict must be stopped. Sridhar said that since that incident, the relationship between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has improved. Shastri was able to make a decision very quickly. By sitting the two together, Shastri covered up the entire incident without wasting time in conversation.