NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed his perception that Rohit Sharma will proceed to guide the Indian cricket group even when Hardik Pandya is within the enjoying 11 for the upcoming T20 World Cup within the West Indies and the USA of America.
The Indian choice committee just lately introduced a 16-member squad for the T20I collection in opposition to Afghanistan, and Chopra shared his ideas on the captaincy dynamics in a video on his YouTube channel.
Whereas Mumbai Indians elected Hardik Pandya as their captain for the IPL 2024, Chopra believes that Rohit Sharma ought to lead the Males in Blue within the T20 World Cup. “Rohit Sharma is now the captain and I really feel he would be the captain within the World Cup as effectively. I really feel this was a landmark choice, as a result of if Rohit stays captain, he’ll play the World Cup. If he performs the World Cup, then he would be the captain,” stated Chopra.
Chopra dismissed the potential of Hardik Pandya changing into the captain upon his return to the group, emphasizing that the probabilities of Rohit not being the captain if he’s within the group are very slim.
“Do not suppose that Hardik will turn into captain as soon as he’s again. I can nearly give it in writing. I am unable to assure something however the chances are high very much less that Rohit Sharma might be there and will not be the captain,” said Chopra.
The Indian choice committee just lately introduced a 16-member squad for the T20I collection in opposition to Afghanistan, and Chopra shared his ideas on the captaincy dynamics in a video on his YouTube channel.
Whereas Mumbai Indians elected Hardik Pandya as their captain for the IPL 2024, Chopra believes that Rohit Sharma ought to lead the Males in Blue within the T20 World Cup. “Rohit Sharma is now the captain and I really feel he would be the captain within the World Cup as effectively. I really feel this was a landmark choice, as a result of if Rohit stays captain, he’ll play the World Cup. If he performs the World Cup, then he would be the captain,” stated Chopra.
Chopra dismissed the potential of Hardik Pandya changing into the captain upon his return to the group, emphasizing that the probabilities of Rohit not being the captain if he’s within the group are very slim.
“Do not suppose that Hardik will turn into captain as soon as he’s again. I can nearly give it in writing. I am unable to assure something however the chances are high very much less that Rohit Sharma might be there and will not be the captain,” said Chopra.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to happen in June 2024, and Chopra’s prediction provides an attention-grabbing perspective to the captaincy debate throughout the Indian cricket group.
India squad for Afghanistan T20I collection: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
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(With inputs from ANI)
