The cheif selector, Ajit Agarkar, along with the committee is likely to have talks with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. They’ll address the upcoming T20 World Cup. This major cricket event is set to happen in the U.S and West Indies later this year.
These two sportsmen haven’t partaken in any T20Is for India since the Men in Blue didn’t make it past the semi-finals in the 2022 T20 World Cup. There are talks about the pair being interested in playing in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Ajit Agarkar and associates will confer with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and head coach Rahul Dravid before to revealing the Indian team for the Twenty20 International Series against Afghanistan, according to a PTI report. According to the report, head selector Agarkar would accompany two national selectors, Shiv Sunder Das and Salil Ankola, who are currently in Cape Town for the second Test.
News sources say about 30 T20 whizzes, featuring India and IPL standouts, are under watch for creating the top team for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Still, it’s unclear if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the home series versus Afghanistan, as it might not offer much insight to the selectors.
According to leaks, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 might serve as the key factor in shaping the Indian lineup for the next ICC event.
“Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya aren’t fit. The Afghanistan series won’t tell you anything. Everything will be decided on the basis of the first month of IPL,” a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Regarding the potential for 25–30 players to be under constant observation throughout the IPL, the insider continued:
“The BCCI can never tell a franchise to manage a star player’s workload unless it’s a case of injury management.”
The IPL 2024 is slated to kick off on March 22 and wraps up in late May, as per reports. From June 4 to 30, the T20 World Cup will be in full swing.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma dominate T20I run-scoring
Just so you know, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the top scorers in T20I cricket. Virat Kohli is the first one to cross 4,000 runs in this format. He’s got 4,008 runs from 115 games, averaging 52.73. Also, his strike rate is at 137.96 with a century and 37 half-centuries.
Rohit Sharma, in contrast, scored 3,853 runs in 148 games. His average stands at 31.32 and strike rate at 139.24. He’s got four centuries and 29 fifties.