Ganguly revealed Laxman wanted to work with the Indian team but things didn't work out for him to replace Shastri.
Sharma further added that there should be transparency between the board and the national team captain so that controversies like these can be avoided in the future.
In an explosive press conference on Wednesday, India Test captain Kohli contradicted BCCI president Ganguly's statement regarding the T20I captaincy.
Kohli's latest comments portray complete disarray in communication between the BCCI and India's Test captain, fans on Twitter criticised board president Sourav Ganguly.
Kohli contradicted BCCI president Ganguly, saying that no communication was made to him as regards not relinquishing the T20I captaincy.
There were some reports that Kohli might take a break because of his daughter Vamika's first birthday (January 11).
Former India opener Gambhir further added that Rohit "must be doing something right" in comparison to other captains.
Kohli's coach Rajkumar Sharma further expressed surprise at BCCI President Ganguly's recent comments on the change in Team India's ODI captaincy.
#ShameOnBCCI has been one of the country's top trending hashtags on Twitter since BCCI's announcement of India's new ODI captain - Rohit Sharma.
As per the report, BCCI has introduced a new diet plan in order to ensure that Team India players remain fit and healthy for the upcoming series.