After the two-match Test series against South Africa, Team India has to play a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. This will be Team India’s last T20 series before the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, this will be the last chance for India to try other things, including making the team for the World Cup. For this reason, this series is considered very important.
Team India’s squad for this series will almost certainly be announced next week. It is expected that only those players who want to get a chance at the T20 World Cup will be part of this squad. In such a situation, there is also a lot of discussion about Rohit Sharma. If the selectors want to give him the command of the Indian team for the 2024 T20 World Cup, then he can definitely make a comeback in T20 cricket from the Afghanistan series. A report in this regard also comes from a BCCI source.
According to a message from Inside Sports, a senior BCCI official said, “It will depend on the selectors who should be given the captaincy of the Indian team in the Afghanistan series.” We have had a long conversation with Rohit and he is ready. to lead Team India again in the T20 World Cup. But at the moment the Test series against England is very important. In such a situation, Ajit Agarkar will talk to Rohit and then decide whether he will return to T20 from this series or not.
In a meeting after the 2023 World Cup, Rohit Sharma had a clear discussion with BCCI officials about the T20 World Cup. Rohit had clearly asked if he is included in the BCCI’s plans for the T20 World Cup 2024? Therefore, BCCI officials including coach Rahul Dravid and the selectors agreed to it. However, speculation is still rife that Rohit and Virat will not be part of the T20 World Cup this time and the Indian team led by Hardik Pandya will focus on youth.