Gavaskar additionally lauded Virat’s stellar present within the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 the place India entered the ultimate and misplaced the title conflict to Australia.
“Kohli’s kind has been excellent within the final 1.5 years. He performed unbelievably within the 2023 World Cup, making 750 runs with 3 centuries. So there isn’t a doubt about his limited-overs batting. However what makes me really feel good is their fielding capability,” Gavaskar mentioned.
“Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are nonetheless nice fielders and can be of nice assistance on the sphere,” Gavaskar informed Star Sports activities.
With India shedding an enormous likelihood to win an ICC title at residence, the Males in Blue will goal to clinch the T20 World Cup title which is just some months to go.
The upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to happen from June 4 to 30 this 12 months, hosted collectively by the West Indies and the US.
India final received the T20 World Cup manner again in 2007 beneath Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy.
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Gavaskar believes that India’s victory within the T20 World Cup, led by Dhoni, performed a major position in fostering the expansion of the shortest format of the sport throughout the nation.
“I used to be current on the 2007 T20 World Cup, and it was one of the thrilling instances. I’ve seen MS Dhoni and Irfan Pathan enjoying on the sphere and successful for India. Clearly, from there, the craze for T20 boomed in India. Earlier than that, no person was very well-versed with this format. That win of India helped IPL as properly to take off in India,” Gavaskar mentioned.
