With the South African tour done with a historic win in Cape Town, the focus quickly shifts to white-ball cricket again. Or in other words, the future of two of the biggest names currently in Indian cricket – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rohit and Kohli have not played T20Is for more than a year now.
Their last appearance in the shortest format was in the World Cup semi-final against England in 2022. However, the two pillars of India’s batting have reportedly made the selectors know about their keenness to have one last crack at laying their hands on an ICC trophy.
Selectors Not Interested To Select Rohit And Kohli
It was accounted for before that Rohit’s position was never being referred to. After the sort of approach he displayed in the ODI World Cup last year, he was continuously going to be the best option to lead the side in the Caribbean islands and USA.
The injury worries of Hardik Pandya, who drove India last year in T20Is in Rohit’s nonappearance, have additionally put forth the last’s defense more grounded. Yet, the equivalent can’t be said about Kohli.
Why Selectors Are Not Interested?
- The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar is not that keen on keeping Rohit and Kohli together in the squad.
- Even though he is a prolific scorer in the shortest format, his strike rate can become an issue.
- It is understood that the team’s balance could be an issue if both Rohit and Kohli are included in the playing XI.
Selection Of Them Will Miss Ishan and Gaikwad
If the selectors include both Rohit and Kohli, the two people who would miss out are Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan, the latter being a left-handed keeper-batter and a top-order batting option.
Having both Rohit and Kohli also means that the think tank plays Jitesh Sharma as the keeper besides including Rinku Singh. In that case, one can only fit in five bowlers with Hardik Pandya (after he is back from his injury layoff) needing to bowl four overs in each game.