Before the T20 World Cup, one thing is certain Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining Team India in this tournament. Apart from this, no information has been received from the selectors yet regarding what the team will be like. Till some time ago, it was not even decided whether Rohit and Virat Kohli would make a comeback in this format or not. However, both made a comeback in the T20 series against Afghanistan in January. After this, talks about both of them playing in the T20 World Cup also started coming to the fore.
Virat’s performance is under questions
A media report has come out, in which some shocking things have been said. According to this report, the suspense continues regarding Virat playing the T20 World Cup. The selectors are not satisfied with Virat’s performance in the T20 series against Afghanistan and want young players to be given a chance in this marquee tournament.
BCCI had talked to Kohli
According to reports, BCCI had asked Kohli before the T20 series against Afghanistan about their desire to play in this format. To this, Kohli replied yes. After this, he returned to the team after 15 months in the series against Afghanistan. However, there was always a question mark regarding Kohli’s place in the playing 11.
Kohli was seen playing his natural game. during the ODI World Cup His role was that of anchor. This batting style was successful in ODI due to the long game, but does this role fit in T20? Discussion regarding this is still going on. Apart from this, it was also revealed in the reports that the Chief Selector of Indian Cricket Team, Ajit Agarkar has been entrusted with the responsibility of trying to convince Virat Kohli to make way for the youth.
It was also said that the Chief Selector had talked to Kohli about changing his attitude to meet the needs of T20, after which he tried to play aggressive cricket in the series against Afghanistan but he was failing.
At the same time, during the Rajkot Test in the Test series played against England, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah also did not say anything about Kohli. Jay Shah had confirmed that Team India will play the 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, but he had said that he would discuss his role at the appropriate time.
Now, Kohli can only make it to the T20 World Cup through IPL. If Kohli performs well in IPL 2024, he can be included in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup.
It was told in the report that players like Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, and Shivam Dubey are more suited to take the team forward. Now it will be interesting to see whether Kohli gets a place in the T20 World Cup or not.
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