Ravichandran Ashwin believes that demoting Virat Kohli in the 2024 T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa would be wrong. He urged that the Men in Blue avoid making changes in the summit encounter, given their unbeaten record in the campaign.
Virat Kohli recent outings have cast doubt on his form with just 75 runs amassed over seven appearances resulting in an average of 10.71 in this edition.
Given that the team management is unlikely to modify Kohli’s batting position in the final, Ravichandran Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel:
“Everyone is saying that we should open Jaiswal, instead of Dube and play Virat No. 3. Why fix something that’s not broken? Rishabh is playing in No.3. As far as I know, it’s not a debate.”
Ravichandran Ashwin
Robin Uthappa, who also participated in the conversation on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel, highlighted the importance of sticking with the winning formula.
“No chance, bro. If someone has played cricket at a high level, he knows how important the energy of a group is. Especially when you come into a final. You don’t want to fix. You don’t want to break anything. What has taken you till that point, you want to back that.”
Robin Uthappa
The grand culmination of the 2024 T20 World Cup awaits featuring a faceoff between India and South Africa at Barbados iconic Kensington Oval on Saturday June 29 with the action kicking off at 8:00 PM (IST).
Robin Uthappa Confident Virat Kohli Will Deliver a Match-Winning Performance in 2024 T20 World Cup Final
Robin Uthappa passionately praised Virat Kohli as a standout performer in critical matches endorsing his leadership for Team India in the vital 2024 T20 World Cup final. Uthappa confidently anticipated that the exceptional batsman would achieve a halfcentury while emphasizing the possibility of an unbeaten innings.
In the same video, Robin Uthappa highlighted that Kohli will be eager to perform in the pivotal match, saying:
“I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Virat is going to play a match-winning in this game. For me, he is a big match player. There is no bigger match. As far as I know, you won’t get a bigger match like this in T20 cricket. You get it once in two years. It’s the biggest game in T20 cricket that happens once in two years. So, there is no bigger stage for a big player like Virat Kohli to go out there and set the world alight. So, I’m backing Virat to get a 50-plus score. Maybe even a not-out score in this game.”
Ravichandran Ashwin
Virat Kohli brilliantly exhibited his batting prowess in the last T20 World Cup final for India smashing an impressive 77 runs off 58 deliveries against Sri Lanka. However his exceptional performance was overshadowed by the Men in Blues agonizing six-wicket defeat.