Ex-India star comment on Virat Kohli's T20I return says, 'Thought Team Has Moved On'
Former wicketkeeper batter of Indian cricket team Deep Dasgupta said that he was a 'little surprised' at the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. Rohit and Virat last played a T20I for India back in November 2022, when they faced England in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals. Since then, they have prioritized the longer formats, but their return for the Afghanistan series has provided a sneak peek into the team management's possible plans for the T20 World Cup 2024.
In a recent interaction, Dasgupta said that he thought the team had moved on in the T20 format and pointed out that the main criticism against the veteran batters was their 'lack of intent'.
Dasgupta said, "I thought that the team had moved on in the T20I format. I am a little surprised. But the way that Rohit Sharma has played in the 50-over World Cup has been great. The main criticism with the senior India players was the lack of intent in the T20 format.”
He added, "Obviously, we saw that with Rohit and with Virat, we have to keep in mind what the pitches will be that we might get in the West Indies. Are we expecting 180-200 pitches or something around 160s?"