India will be led by Rohit Sharma at the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup. BCCI secretary Jay Shah said exactly that on Wednesday, while addressing the media at an occasion in Rajkot, adding that Rahul Dravid’s residency as lead trainer of the group will likewise run till the worldwide tournament*.
This will be the second time Rohit drives India at a T20 World Cup, having done it in 2022 too. In that competition, played in Australia, India lost the semi-last to possible heroes Britain. Rohit didn’t highlight in T20Is from that point forward, not playing a solitary T20I in 2023. In any case, he was gotten back to in January 2024, to lead against Afghanistan. That move from the selectors appeared to flag Rohit was everything except sure to lead at the World Cup, which will be played in the USA and West Indies in June. Shah, today, affirmed something similar.
“The way that he was returning following a year to lead in the Afghanistan series as of late implied he was clearly going to [lead in the T20 World Cup],” Shah said at an occasion to rename the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Arena in Rajkot the Niranjan Shah Cricket Arena.
Under Rohit, India lost last year’s ODI World Cup last at home, and days after the fact Suryakumar Yadav was driving the T20I side against Australia. Suryakumar likewise drove India in the most limited design in South Africa in December, and Mumbai Indians declared that Hardik Pandya would be assuming control over captaincy of the establishment from Rohit. Then, at that point, Rohit got back in the game against Afghanistan in January. In the wake of packing ducks in the initial two matches, he scored 121 not out, turning into the main man to five T20I hundreds.
Shah stated that Hardik, who had led India in the shortest format in several series in 2023, remains the primary long-term option even though Rohit will lead India at the World Cup. Shah said Rohit’s review in the present moment was required by Hardik getting harmed during the ODI World Cup. ” Hardik will undoubtedly captain the T20 team in the future.
“Rohit has the capacity, we know. As he displayed in the ODI World Cup where we won 10 matches in succession until the last. Under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, I am confident that India will win the T20 World Cup in Barbados in 2024.”
Will Virat Kohli play 2024 T20 World Cup?
Like Rohit, India’s determination board of trustees, drove by previous pacer Ajit Agarkar, had additionally reviewed Virat Kohli for T20I series against Afghanistan. What’s more, as Rohit, Kohli, as well, was back for the organization interestingly since the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Found out if Kohli will be important for the masterpiece occasion in June, Shah only said: ” We will discuss him [soon].” Kohli had quit the main match of the Afghanistan series for individual reasons, yet played the last two games, scoring 29 and a duck.
Kohli hasn’t played since, choosing to skip the England Test series as well for personal reasons. Shah said the BCCI will keep on supporting Kohli however offered no different subtleties on his nonappearance. ” On the off chance that an individual, without precedent for a 15-year vocation, requests individual leave, it’s his right. Virat is not a player who requests leave without good reason. We want to trust our player and back him.”
Dravid to remain lead trainer till T20 World Cup
Dravid’s agreement finished after the ODI World Cup last year, yet he was approached to go on in his job alongside other care staff for the December-January visit to South Africa without settling the residency. Yet, Shah said that he had held an underlying talk with Dravid prior to showing up at the choice to hold him.
“After the [2023 ODI] World Cup, Rahul bhai needed to leave for the South Africa visit right away. We didn’t get to in the middle between which at last happened today,” Shah said in Rajkot. ” For what reason would you say you are stressed over an agreement for such a senior individual like Rahul Dravid? Rahul bhai will stay the mentor in the T20 World Cup.”
Shah, on the other hand, said that ahead of the event, the BCCI will have a few more discussions. I will talk with him at whatever point there is time, there are consecutive series happening at present,” Shah said. ” They were in South Africa, then England and Afghanistan played in a [T20I] series. We didn’t get to in the middle between by any means.”
Will India travel to the Heroes Prize in Pakistan?
Shah was additionally found out if India would go to Pakistan one year from now to play the 2025 Heroes Prize, which is booked to be among February and Walk. Shah stated that the Indian government, not the BCCI, should decide that.
“India’s position [on venturing out to Pakistan] would be founded on what the public authority chooses,” he said.
Pakistan traveled to India for the 2023 World Cup, but prior to that, in August and September of last year, the Asia Cup, which was held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and was hosted by the PCB, saw India play all of their games in Sri Lanka. With political ties between the two nations being stressed, India have not made a trip to Pakistan for a cricket series since the 2008 Asia Cup.
Compulsory for contracted players to play homegrown cricket
Shah likewise said that it is required for midway contracted players, as well as those in the more extensive India pool as shortlisted by the public selectors, to play homegrown cricket competitions as coordinated. Shah said he talked with Agarkar as of late and gave him a “free hand” to accept approaches the matter.
Shah’s viewpoint on this was looked for explicitly in light of the fact that there has been questions encompassing wicketkeeper-player Ishan Kishan, who has not been playing the Ranji Prize for Jharkhand regardless of being avoided with regards to the India crew for the continuous Britain Test series.
Shah said while he wouldn’t cause to notice Kishan explicitly, he would convey an order soon that all fit halfway contracted players need to make themselves accessible for choice in homegrown cricket. ” I will compose a letter tomorrow that in the event that the executive of selectors, mentor or chief let you know that you need to play red-ball cricket, then, at that point, you need to play. We will follow the NCA [National Cricket Academy] clinical staff guidance on player wellness. In the event that you are fit then, at that point, no reason [for not playing] will be engaged.
“This applies to all halfway contracted players, they need to play. The player can’t conclude his future, the selectors need to conclude that. On the off chance that the player is great in red-ball, he needs to play [the format].”
