<p class="title">Amid spiralling speculation of a rift between India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma, Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai on Friday rejected the talk as "stories created" by media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Social media was abuzz with talks of a cold war between Kohli and Sharma after it was reported that the two have had a fallout following India's loss to New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There were reports that the Board was contemplating split captaincy -- Sharma for limited-overs and Kohli for Tests. But that too has already been ruled out by the BCCI officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These are all stories created by you guys," Rai said in response to queries on whether India's two top batsmen are indeed at loggerheads.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neither Kohli nor Sharma has so far commented on the reported rift for which no specific reason has yet come out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Sharma was the highest run-getter at the World Cup with his record-breaking five hundred, Kohli also had a decent outing in England, scoring five half-centuries. </p>
<p class="title">Amid spiralling speculation of a rift between India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma, Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai on Friday rejected the talk as "stories created" by media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Social media was abuzz with talks of a cold war between Kohli and Sharma after it was reported that the two have had a fallout following India's loss to New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There were reports that the Board was contemplating split captaincy -- Sharma for limited-overs and Kohli for Tests. But that too has already been ruled out by the BCCI officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These are all stories created by you guys," Rai said in response to queries on whether India's two top batsmen are indeed at loggerheads.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neither Kohli nor Sharma has so far commented on the reported rift for which no specific reason has yet come out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Sharma was the highest run-getter at the World Cup with his record-breaking five hundred, Kohli also had a decent outing in England, scoring five half-centuries. </p>