A team India head coach candidate has revealed that he was asked about how he would handle the alleged rift between skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during Friday's interview sessions at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.

The candidate who eventually didn't get the job which went to Ravi Shastri, replied: "I told the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that there is no such fight and Virat has gone on record to deny this, so I don't know how to answer this question but I would have stepped in immediately and doused it. I wouldn't have allowed it to escalate. I would also involve the BCCI and keep them in the loop because I want a happy and healthy dressing room. If at all there was a rift why couldn't the present coach solve it?"