India’s two famous person batters, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, have not performed a single T20 worldwide for the nationwide crew this yr. With Hardik Pandya main the Indian troops within the shortest format, each Kohli and Rohit have been sitting out of the shortest format matches. The state of affairs is similar for another veterans like Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, and so forth. In an interview, Rohit was requested about his and Virat’s absence from T20Is, and the India captain gave a solution that left the reporter stumped.

Rohit defined his and different senior gamers’ absence, saying final yr was the identical, because the gamers determined to not play ODIs as there was a T20 World Cup scheduled.

“Last year also we did the same thing – the T20 World Cup was there, so we didn’t play one-day cricket. Now also we are doing the same, the ODI World Cup is there, so we are not playing T20s. You can’t play everything and be ready for the World Cup. We decided this two years ago. (Ravindra) Jadeja is also not playing T20, you did not ask about him? I understand about the focus (on himself and Virat). But Jadeja is also not playing,” Rohit responded to the reporter’s query.

Both Rohit and Virat could be seen subsequent within the Asia Cup which begins on the finish of this month. The Asia Cup will give the Indian crew a good concept concerning the forthcoming World Cup, an occasion Rohit’s males shall be eager to win, having final gained an ICC trophy 10 years in the past.

After the conclusion of the ODI World Cup, it might be fascinating to see if Rohit and Kohli return to the T20I fold for India. The subsequent T20I World Cup is scheduled to be held in 2024 and the Hitman has already expressed that he’s wanting ahead to it.