Virat Kohli should take the first step towards the inevitable by appointing Rohit Sharma. As Team India’s T20I captain in today’s match against Namibia, according to Sanjay Manjrekar.
After the upcoming T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli has decided to step down as T20I captain. The Men in Blue have no hope of qualifying for the semi-finals. After defeating Afghanistan on Sunday, making today’s dead rubber an anti-climactic end to Kohli’s four-year reign as captain.
“If Virat Kohli wants to sort of start a new trend, the inevitable future in T20 cricket. He could maybe offer the leadership straightaway to Rohit Sharma in this final game. Then Rohit Sharma may not be rested and play as captain.” Sanjay Manjrekar remarked
In 2017, Virat Kohli made his debut as a T20 skipper. He has captained India in 49 T20Is since then, winning 29 of them with a win percentage of 63.82. During that period, India became a near-impenetrable force in bilateral series, but the pursuit of an ICC crown went unabated.
Rohit Sharma
While there are other, younger options to replace him, Rohit Sharma. The current Indian limited-overs vice-captain, is the most likely to take up the post, given the back-to-back T20 and 50-over World Cups in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Aakash Chopra, a former cricketer turned broadcaster, has branded India’s T20 World Cup campaign a “very unsatisfactory campaign” for captain Virat Kohli. pectively.
“This is where one story is ending. It is Virat Kohli’s first and last T20 World Cup as captain, he will not be seen again as a captain in the shortest format. Virat and Ravi Shastri’s pairing is also finishing here. It was an extremely disappointing campaign for Virat Kohli as a captain.” he said
In Dubai, the India-Namibia match will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST. Pakistan, England, Australia, and New Zealand are the four teams that have qualified for the tournament’s semi-finals.