Sanjay Manjrekar's Perfect Solution for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's T20 World Cup 2024 Selection
Two of the finest batters of this generation, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, stare at an undecisive future in white-ball cricket. Both of them haven't featured in a T20 international since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022 and aren't part of India's plans for the South Africa assignment either. As debate rages on in the cricketing fraternity over their potential T20 return, opinions are divided. Sanjay Manjrekar, who is a former India cricketer, feels a call should be taken on the participation of the duo in the T20 World Cup 2024, closer to the tournament.
Manjrekar said, "Who knows what's in store in life? I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I believe the approach should be extremely simple. We have played a lot of World Cups and haven't been able to win them.”
He added, "We are maybe playing slightly different cricket in the final stages of World Cups. When something goes out of your hand, simplify it. Pick your team based on form close to the World Cup.”
Manjrekar feels Kohli will have to prove that he is better than the younger lot if he is to cement a spot in India's T20 World Cup squad.
He further said that "Virat Kohli will have to show that he is a better option than the youngsters who are playing currently, and Rohit Sharma as T20 batter and captain vs. Hardik Pandya, the T20 batter, all-rounder, and captain. This should be the competition, and you should only go with merit there because we have seen what we have got with great players, stature, and experience.”