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The senior selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar announced the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan from January 11. With this series, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a comeback to T20 cricket after 14 years. Both played their last T20 International in the 2022 World Cup semi-final match. After that he moved away from this format. As expected, Rohit will lead Team India against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli is also in this team. After this decision of the selectors, it is almost certain that both of them will play in this year’s T20 World Cup. The debate has been going on for a long time in Indian cricket whether Rohit and Virat will play in the T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by West Indies and America this year. This is due to both taking a break from T20 Internationals for 14 months. The squad selected for the Afghanistan series seems to indicate that both have a T20 future.
A few days ago, many media reported that Rohit had sought clarity from the selectors about his role in the T20 World Cup. Because Hardik Pandya captained many T20 series after the last T20 World Cup. That’s why the selection board asked for an answer from Rohit. The hitman told the selectors that he and Virat are also fully available for the T20 World Cup. Therefore, he got a chance to prepare for the Afghanistan series without playing directly in the T20 World Cup.
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Although the duo have been selected for the series against Afghanistan, the final decision to select the duo for the T20 World Cup will depend on a few more factors. The selectors are looking at how Rohit and Virat perform in the series against Afghanistan and how their form will be in the upcoming IPL. Based on this, both will be final to play in the World Cup. However, judging by the selection of both of them for the current T20 series against Afghanistan, it is clear that the selectors have the intention of selecting both of them for the T20 World Cup.
Team India for T20 series against Afghanistan:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yassavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshadeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
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🚨 NEWS 🚨#TeamIndia‘s squad for @IDFCFIRSTBank T20I series against Afghanistan announced 🔽
Rohit Sharma (C), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav,…
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 7, 2024
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav. , Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh
India-Afghanistan T20 series
- 11 January- 1st T20, Mohali
- 14 January- Second T20, Indore
- January 17- 3rd T20, Bangalore
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