Rohit Sharma has two opening options to choose from© BCCI/Sportzpics
There continues to be a big dilemma over the opening combination of the India team for the 2024 T20 World Cup. While Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have debuted together in the past, Virat Kohli’s heroics in IPL 2024 as an opening batsman have given a Big headache for team management. As far as former India captain Sourav Ganguly is concerned, Kohli remains the best bet as Rohit’s opening partner. Ganguly, who also served as BCCI president, wants Virat to bat with the same freedom he displayed during the IPL.
“I would open with Virat and Rohit. I want Virat to bat like he did for RCB in the second half of the IPL. well, Virat will have to bat freely like he did in IPL, so my choice would be Virat and Rohit at the top of the order,” said Ganguly. Revsportz.
Team India last won an ICC event in 2013, and its last T20 World Cup triumph came in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007. Repeated unsuccessful stints in ICC events have dampened fans’ spirits, with many questioning whether India should be considered. among the favorites for this year’s T20 World Cup.
Ganguly, however, feels Rohit’s men are serious contenders.
“Absolutely yes. The team has a number of quality players and is going into the tournament on the back of some serious T20 cricket in the form of the IPL. This should help them in New York. What will also go in their favor are the bigger pitches and this will help our spinners, for example. In a World Cup, you can never rule out India just for the simple reason that there is a lot of quality in the team,” Ganguly said.
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