T20 World Cup 2024; Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli | IND AFG T20 Series | Why Virat-Rohit came out in T-20 after 14 months: Both of them played in T-20 World Cup, Dravid also got Adarsh for the same reason
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The pair of Rohit and Virat have played 5 T20 World Cups together, but this pair could not win a single title together.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had not played a single T20 International match in the last 14 months. After the defeat in the final of the last T20 World Cup, the Indian selectors were giving preference to youth in this youth. But now these veterans have returned to the team for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan starting from January 11.
What does the return of these giants mean after a long time? We will decode this further.
Reliable World Cup team will enter T-20 World Cup
A senior BCCI star told Bhaskar that in the Board T-20 World Cup also, almost all the team members want those who played in the previous World Cup. He said, even though India did not win the title in the recognized World Cup, the Indian team performed brilliantly in the entire tournament.
The Indian team remains very aggressive and it can prove to be helpful in the 20-match series as well. Rohit and Virat were core members of the world team. For this reason, Yusuki’s T20 passport has been withdrawn.
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Only three T20 International matches left before the World Cup
If Rohit and Virat had been included in the T20 World Cup team, they would have played in the T20 series against Afghanistan under any circumstances. India has three international matches left for this player before the World Cup. After this our players will play in the Test series against England and then in the IPL.
The form of IPL will provide the criteria for selection for the World Cup, but these three T20 International matches against Afghanistan cannot be ignored.
Rohit-Virat could not win the World Cup together
Rohit Sharma was part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007. At the same time, Virat Kohli was a part of the team that won the Florida World Cup in 2011. However, both of them could not win any World Cup by being in the team together. He has a chance to accomplish this in white ball cricket in 2024.
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Principle of advanced viridion under policy
Even before the final World Cup ended, Virat Kohli’s post as Indian coach had ended. However, the BCCI decided to promote Dravid. Dravid will join the team till the T20 World Cup. That means the coach-captain duo of Dravid-Rohit will once again get to see the World Cup.
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These reliable World Cup players are also in the race
Cup sources related to BCCI are saying that 8 to 9 players from India will play in the World Cup and the players will be strong contenders in the next T20 World Cup also. Apart from Rohit and Virat, these include Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Velest Pandya, Restless Grede, Tukde Tukde Tukde, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami.
Shreyas Ayyar, Godfather Surya, Masjid, Shami and Siraj are not included in the team announced for the Afghanistan series. Most of these have been given rest under the workshop. While Diwali, Surya and Shami are still sacred.
Rinku, Tilak and Bishnoi are eyeing among young players
Players who were not part of the prestigious World Cup team, but can be included in the T20 World Cup, include Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Yashasvi Khiladi, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi. Rinku has consistently shown good play in this document after the last IPL. At the same time, Tilak Verma has all-round ability. Ravi Bishnoi is currently the first choice in the selection portfolio in the T-20 roster. Samson and Jitesh are in the selectors’ opinion as detail batsmen. However, all these players will be shown playing well in IPL 2024 also.