Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday backed stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to function in India’s squad for the T20I World Cup in June. The duo, who haven’t featured in any T20I for about 14 months, have made themselves obtainable for the game’s shortest format, and it stays to be seen if they’re picked for the three-match T20I sequence towards Afghanistan, starting January 11 in Mohali. “Of course Rohit should captain the team in the T20I World Cup. Virat Kohli also should be there. Virat Kohli is an outstanding player, nothing will happen (to return after 14 months),” Ganguly added.

India’s semifinal defeat to England within the T20I World Cup on November 10 was the duo’s final look within the shortest format.

Ganguly is impressed with Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s outing within the two-Test sequence in South Africa and stated the younger opener will get sufficient alternatives in future.

The 22-year-old left-handed batter managed solely 50 runs in 4 innings on the difficult South African tracks of Centurion and Cape Town because the sequence led to a 1-1 draw.

“He has played well in the second Test, it’s just the start of his career. He will get enough opportunities,” Ganguly stated throughout a promotional occasion right here.

After their innings and 32-run defeat at Centurion, India made a robust comeback to defeat South Africa by seven wickets at Cape Town in what was the shortest ever Test.

“People say a lot of things after losing one match, India are a strong side. But look at the way they have played. They won the ODI series, drew both the Test and T20I series.”

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