The T20 World Cup 2024 can be beginning in lower than 5 months from now. Team India can be dealing with Afghanistan in a three-match T20I collection beginning January 11, which would be the Rohit Sharma-led facet’s final worldwide project within the shortest format earlier than the T20 mega occasion in USA and West Indies. As the workforce administration has began to give attention to the squad for the marquee occasion, many consultants have steered that Virat Kohli ought to be a part of Rohit Sharma as an opener within the tourament and former India batter Akash Chopra can be amongst them.

Chopra has stated that the perfect batting place for Kohli within the shortest format could be opening, however he admitted that both of Shubman Gill or Yashasvi Jaiswal can be taking over that function alongside Rohit.

“In my opinion, Kohli is at his best in T20s when he opens the innings and bats in the powerplay overs. If you don’t give him that option and if he becomes a little slow against spinners, then it wouldn’t be surprising. That’s because it has happened regularly. So, will Kohli open? I don’t think so. I feel one of either Yashasvi (Jaiswal) or (Shubman) Gill will play. Gill is a senior player so he may play and Yashasvi will have to sit out. It won’t be fair, but that can happen. I see Kohli batting at No. 3,” Chopra informed JioCinema.

Indian cricket workforce head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday that the workforce will stick with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers within the run-up to the T20 World Cup, underlining the significance of a left-right pair on the pole place.

Rohit has returned to India’s T20 scheme of issues for the collection in opposition to Afghanistan, starting in Mohali on Thursday, after a hiatus of 14 months.

His earlier look was within the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal in opposition to England at Adelaide.

Jaiswal has been opening within the shortest format for the reason that away collection in opposition to the West Indies in August final yr.

However, that can go away the query on tips on how to discover a place for Shubman Gill, who both opens or comes at No. 3 in T20Is. It is pertinent as a result of Virat Kohli too has made a comeback to T20Is together with Rohit.

Star batsman Kohli has been named within the squad for the collection in opposition to Afghanistan, although he can be accessible solely from the second T20I.

(With PTI Inputs)