Formed India captain Sourav Ganguly has questioned star batter Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli‘s exclusion from the squad for the upcoming T20I collection in opposition to West Indies. While Rohit and Kohli headline India’s Test and ODI squads, the veteran batters have been omitted for the T20Is, with the selectors providing no clarification behind the choice. Both haven’t performed a T20I for the reason that World Cup semi-final defeat to England final 12 months. Ganguly was of the opinion that each Rohit and Kohli can nonetheless contribute to the crew within the shortest format.

“Pick your best players, it doesn’t matter who they are. In my opinion, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma still have a place in T20I cricket and I cannot see why a Kohli or a Rohit cannot play T20I cricket. Kohli was in great form in the IPL, and both have place in T20 cricket, if you ask me,” Ganguly told RevSportz in an interview.

Apart from Rohit and Kohli, IPL stars Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jitesh Sharma additionally did not discover a place within the T20I squad.

Speaking on their exclusion, Ganguly urged the children to maintain performing, including that their time will come finally.

“They just have to keep playing. They will have to keep performing in whatever chances they get. It happens all the time. Only 15 can be picked in the squad, and 11 can play. So, somebody has to miss out. I am pretty sure their time will come,” he added.

India’s tour of West Indies begins subsequent week with the primary Test in Barbados from Wednesday, July 12.