The wait for Indian cricket lovers for the next assignment of the Indian team to begin is finally over. The Men in Blue though would be without Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma for the 5 T20I match series commencing from 3rd August 2023. Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma last represented India in T20 WC 2022 Semi Final against England.
After the crushing defeat, that the Indian team suffered in the WTC – Grand Finale, the hopes of the Indian fans are high from this tour, and, seeing the current form of the West Indies ( They recently failed to qualify for the ICC Main Cricket World Cup – 2023 after losing to the – ICC ” Associate ” countries – Scotland, The Netherlands, and Zimbabwe ), everyone is expecting the Indian team to perform well.
However, once the team for all three formats was declared, a large number of cricket – fans were dissatisfied with the – ” exclusion ” of the Indian batting greats – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, under the pretext of being – ” rested ” in the Hardik Pandya – led side from the T 20 I squad against the West Indies.
Virat Kohli was in a great form in IPL- Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was having an interaction with Rev Sports and was quite amazed that the star batters Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma were ignored by the selection panel. Sourav Ganguly also pointed out that Virat Kohli was in sublime form in the recently concluded IPL 2023.
“Pick your best players, it doesn’t matter who they are. In my opinion, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma still have a place in T20I cricket and I cannot see why a Kohli or a Rohit cannot play T20I cricket. Kohli was in great form in the IPL, and both have a place in T20 cricket if you ask me.” said Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly. Pic Credits: Twitter
“They just have to keep playing. They will have to keep performing in whatever chances they get. It happens all the time. Only 15 can be picked in the squad, and 11 can play. So, somebody has to miss out. I am pretty sure their time will come,” he added.
