Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Should Open For India In T20 World Cup: Sourav Ganguly
Despite RCB star Virat Kohli's impressive performance as the current Orange Cap holder with over 350 runs, skeptics have questioned his relatively low strike rate.
India in T20 World Cup 2024: Ex-Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly feels that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should bat as openers for team India in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 tournament, scheduled to kickoff from June onwards in West Indies and USA.
"Both Rohit Sharma and Viral Kohli will definitely go to West Indies and USA. Its a call for selectors whom they will open with but if you ask me personally both Rohit and Virat should open for India in the T20 World Cup," Ganguly said, news agency PTI reported on Monday.
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Despite RCB star Virat Kohli's impressive performance as the current Orange Cap holder with over 350 runs, skeptics have questioned his relatively low strike rate.
Virat Kohli continues to dominate as the leading run-scorer in IPL 2024, amassing a total of 379 runs so far, including two half-centuries and one century. The RCB star's impressive average stands at 63.16, accompanied by a good strike rate of 150.39.
However, Ganguly remains optimistic, asserting that Kohli possesses the potential to score a century off just 40 deliveries.
India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad likely to announced in last week of April
Rohit Sharma, slated to lead team India in upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, is expected to be in Delhi on April 27th for Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 clash.
According to multiple media reports, Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar are scheduled to hold a meeting after the DC vs MI clash on April 27. Following this meeting, India's T20 World Cup squad is expected to be announced.
ICC has set May 1 as the deadline for all teams to submit their squads for T20 World Cup 2024.
"There would not be any experimentation or left-field selections. All those who have played for India and have done well consistently in T20 Internationals and the IPL will be rewarded," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
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