Impressed together with his captaincy on the ODI World Cup, former captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday threw his weight behind Rohit Sharma, saying he ought to lead India at the very least until the T20 World Cup in June subsequent yr. Rohit, who led India to the ODI World Cup closing at house, and Virat Kohli has taken a “break” for the white-ball leg of the upcoming South Africa sequence starting on December 10. Talking to reporters, Ganguly mentioned the duo deserved this relaxation in order that they arrive again “fresh” for the hectic calendar forward. “Once Rohit is back playing all formats, he should be the captain of India, because he has done so well in the World Cup,” mentioned the previous BCCI president, who was named the Dabur Chyawanprash’s model ambassador for East India, throughout a program.

“You saw in the World Cup how well they played. They are absolutely integral and an important part of Indian cricket.” Interestingly, each Rohit and Kohli have not performed a T20I because the semifinals towards England within the 2022 T20 World Cup and the BCCI was not clear whether or not the duo needs to be in India’s scheme of issues for the T20 international showpiece in six months’ time.

After the 2022 T20 World Cup, Hardik Pandya was named India’s T20 captain however following his damage through the ODI World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav is main the crew within the ongoing five-T20 sequence towards Australia.

“World Cups are different than a bilateral series because the pressures are different. They have been exceptional this World Cup and hopefully six-seven months down the line in the West Indies they will be again at their best,” Ganguly mentioned.

“He’s (Rohit) a leader. I expect and I presume that he will continue as captain till the T20 World Cup in 2024.” The duo will likely be again for the two-Test sequence in South Africa starting with the Boxing Day Test in Centurion.

“Very rightfully, they have taken a break because there is so much cricket all the time. I cannot imagine that you played a World Cup final on the 19th and in three days’ time you’re playing a T20I series against the same team,” Ganguly mentioned.

“It is not easy to pick yourselves up, especially with the pressures and demands of the World Cup. I’m happy that they have got a break.”They will come again recent for Tests — there’re 5 Tests towards England — there’s IPL, after which the T20 World Cup, so it is continuous cricket. Hopefully they will come again recent and preserve performing.”

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