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Former Team India skipper discusses Rohit Sharma vs Hardik Pandya debate for T20 World Cup 2024
Sourav Ganguly answered some brutal questions regarding Team India’s squad selections.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, according to former captain Sourav Ganguly, should be included in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in the United States and the West Indies held from June 1 to June 29. He even supported Rohit’s leadership of the squad in the major world competition.
For the forthcoming three-match home series against Afghanistan, both Rohit and Kohli returned to the Twenty20 International team. Their most recent appearance for India was in the semi-final during the T20 World Cup 2022 against England.
Reports surfaced indicating that Rohit and Kohli expressed their desire to compete for India in the 2024 T20 World Cup. This happened prior to the selection process for the T20I series versus Afghanistan. Injuries to important players like Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya helped them in certain ways too.
Ganguly says that India’s lineup for the 2024 World Cup ought to include both Rohit and Kohli. He said during a statement as per India Today, “Rohit should be the captain in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli also should be there. Virat Kohli is an outstanding player.”
Regarding the prominent players rejoining the Indian T20 squad following a long break, he responded by saying, “Nothing will happen.” He added, “India is a great team. If they lose one game, then people say a lot of things. But look at how they played, they won the ODI series, 1-1 in T20Is and in the Tests.”
Team India include Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for Afghanistan T20Is
KL Rahul, another experienced batter, is not included in the T20I series versus Afghanistan. Even after his exploits in recent matches against South Africa, he has not been able to make it to the squad.
Ishan Kishan was additionally excluded, and the selectors have chosen Sanju Samson as well as Jitesh Sharma as both of their keeping alternatives. Shivam Dube replaces Pandya in the T20I roster, with Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar serving as the team’s three pacers.
