New Delhi; News Agency: Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has insisted to 'BCCI' that we want Virat Kohli in the team for the T20 World Cup in any case, former cricketer Kirti Azad has claimed in a post on X.
The 'IPL' hype is starting in India; But at the same time, preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in the month of June in America and West Indies are also going on. The selection committee has almost finalized India's 16-man squad. Most of the young players have cemented their place in the squad, although some places have been affected by player availability and injuries; But India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli may be left out of the T20 World Cup squad, media reports are claiming. This was reported by the Telegraph and then spread like wildfire; But now the discussion has started due to former cricketer Keerti Azad's post on X. In this post, he wrote that Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said about Virat Kohli that we want Virat Kohli in the team at any cost.
Former cricketer of India's 1983 World Cup team Kirti Azad shared a post on Twitter with Kohli's photo. While sharing the photo of Kohli, Kirti Azad has given a big information. In the post, Kirti Azad said, the selection committee and 'BCCI' officials feel that young players should get a place in the T20 World Cup. Most people are of the opinion that Virat Kohli does not fit in this frame. BCCI Secretary Jai Shah had given Ajit Agarkar the responsibility to talk to other selectors and convince them whether Virat should be in the team or not. The time till March 15 was also given for that. According to sources, Ajit Agarkar could neither convince the selectors about Virat nor convince himself. Jay Shah then asked Rohit about Virat; Then Rohit said, we want Virat Kohli in the team in any case. So it is clear that T20 World Cup will be played. The official announcement will be made before the team selection.
How to forget 'that' incredible innings?
Everyone can guess how big and important name Virat Kohli is in world cricket. Virat has single-handedly won matches for India many times with his explosive batting. A vivid example of this is in the last T20 World Cup. In the last T20 World Cup as well, Kohli became the highest run-scorer in the entire tournament. Virat Kohli's contribution to India's win against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup will never be forgotten. Despite this, there were reports of Kohli not being part of the squad for the 'ICC' T20 World Cup 2024; But amid these news, one sentence of Rohit Sharma has expressed the feelings of everyone.
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