(Cricket News) The board announces the three squads for the South Africa assignment in New Delhi on Thursday. The BCCI’s secretary and convenor of selection committee Jay Shah will meet chairman of panel Ajit Agarkar in the national capital to discuss the squads as well as prepare a roadmap for the next big-ticket event – the T20 World Cup.
The BCCI leadership would like to persuade Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in the T20 format despite his reluctance after the 2022 World T20 semi-final exit.
The decision is whether to put your trust in Rohit Sharma’s leadership abilities, which have garnered praise from all around the world over the last seven weeks, or to entrust Suryakumar Yadav with the responsibility, since regular T20 captain Hardik Pandya is out for another month due to an ankle ligament tear sustained during the recently concluded ODI World Cup.
The BCCI believes that Rohit should continue playing white-ball cricket until the T20 World Cup in the Americas in June or July, despite his previous statements to the contrary. “Yes, there remains a question what happens when Hardik comes back but in BCCI, they feel that if Rohit agrees to lead in T20Is, he will lead in T20 World Cup.
In case Rohit does not agree then Surya continues as captain for T20Is in South Africa,” a BCCI source with direct knowledge of the situation told PTI under condition of anonymity.
As far as Virat Kohli is concerned, everything will rely on how he plays in the Indian Premier League; similarly, KL Rahul will only play T20Is if he takes on the position of a keeper-batter for the Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming season. Kohli has requested a break from white-ball games in South Africa.
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