Critical verdict of Clive Lloyd on Rohit and Kohli in T20Is
The cricket legend of team West Indies, Clive Lloyd, voiced his support on Friday for including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in India's T20 World Cup squad. According to Lloyd, the invaluable experience offered by the veteran duo is crucial, and it would be unwise to fill the team solely with youngsters. The selectors have recently picked Rohit and Kohli for the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan, signaling their continued relevance in the shortest format.
Kohli was absent from the opening match in Mohali due to personal reasons. Rohit, meanwhile, faced an unfortunate run-out dismissal on only the second ball of his inning, recording a duck.
The two-time World Cup-winning captain said in a media interaction in Kolkata that, "You want to pick your best team; you can't just fill the team with youthful players. You need experience.”
"Kohli is still one of the best players around. Rohit is quite good as a captain. So you pick your best team. You will have some young players too, because you have so many cricketers here, and they are pushing the older players, and that's how it should be. But I'm sure that you will have a very formidable side."