BCCI secretary Jay Shah has affirmed that Rohit Sharma will commander India at the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and, surprisingly, asserted that the group will lift the prize at Barbados under the opener’s stewardship.
The BCCI secretary affirmed the news during the uncovering of the Niranjan Shah Arena on February 14, Wednesday in front of the Rajkot Test among India and Britain.
We might have lost the last of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Be that as it may, we won hearts there by winning 10 matches in succession. I’m certain that India will lift the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy at Barbados,” Jay Shah said.
In 2023 (last) at Ahmedabad, despite the fact that we didn’t win the World Cup after 10 straight wins, we won hearts. I need to guarantee you that in 2024â€æ pic.twitter.com/GcEJjSdiLs — Press Trust of India February 14, 2024
Rohit hadn’t played a T20I since India’s exit in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022 because of Britain yet made a shimmering return in the series against Afghanistan. In the wake of getting out for ducks in the initial two matches, Rohit hit his fifth T20I hundred in an exhilarating series finale in Bengaluru.
During Rohit’s nonappearance from the T20I side, Hardik Pandya was the one driving the Indian group in the most limited arrangement of the game. The all-rounder supplanted Rohit as the captain of the Mumbai Indians in front of the IPL 2024 mission.
This would make hypothesis that Hardik would be the one driving India On the planet Cup in West Indies and the USA as he has driven India in 11 matches up to this point. Suryakumar Yadav has additionally wore the captaincy cap in 8 matches.
Nonetheless, Hardik hasn’t played a game subsequent to supporting a physical issue during the ODI World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh in Pune.
Rohit had captained India valiantly in the ODI World Cup 2023 last year and driven from the front as the group walked into the last of the competition, winning all of the cooperative effort matches. The Indian captain was especially forceful with his batting and furnished India with the best beginning in the powerplay overs.
The Indian skipper completed as the second-most noteworthy run-getter in the competition with 597 runs. Notwithstanding, India would fall in the last obstacle against Australia, to the mistake of the fans.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli anxious to play in T20 World Cup 2024
Reports in January had expressed that both Rohit and Virat Kohli had communicated their enthusiasm to play in the T20 World Cup 2024 and made themselves accessible to be chosen for the briefest configuration of the game. This would prompt their re-visitation of the side for the Afghanistan series.
Rohit will be presently in real life in T20 cricket during the IPL.
India’s Timetable in T20 World Cup 2024
- India versus Ireland – June 5 in New York
- India versus Pakistan – June 9 in New York
- India versus USA – June 12 in New York
- India versus Canada – June 15 in Florida
