Former India cricketer, Aakash Chopra believes that star India batter, Rohit Sharma will lead India even when Hardik Pandya is within the enjoying 11 for the forthcoming T20 World Cup which is happening within the West Indies and the US of America. The Indian selector committee has introduced a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I collection in opposition to Afghanistan beginning on Thursday. The three-match collection shall be performed at Mohali, Bengaluru, and Indore respectively. Final month, the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians have elected Hardik as their skipper forward of Rohit for the IPL 2024 however Chopra opined that Rohit ought to solely lead the Males in Blue within the upcoming mega occasion on his YouTube channel.
“Rohit Sharma is now the captain and I really feel he would be the captain within the World Cup as nicely. 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.
The 46-year-old additional highlights that he doesn’t consider Hardik would be the captain even when he returns to the group. The previous cricketer additionally believes Rohit Sharma has a littlle probability of creating to the group however not being the captain.
“Do not suppose that Hardik will change into captain as soon as he’s again. I can nearly give it in writing. I can not assure something however the likelihood is very much less that Rohit Sharma shall be there and will not be the captain,” the commentator acknowledged.
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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