ICC T20 World Cup 2024: The debate of experience against youth is as old as cricket games. As long as cricket is played, experts and fans will argue for both sides. Some say the fearlessness of youth is what the Indian team needs, while others believe that experience gives the team stability.
Former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar is the latest person to jump into the argument stating that he might not have selected Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
He stated that he would have chosen a much younger core for the World Cup because the seniors have not worked in the past. India has a dodgy history in T20 World Cups since they won it back in 2007. Manjrekar further thinks that combining Rohit and Kohli blocks other opportunities for the Indian team.
No Rohit And Kohli?
Manjrekar stated “Ideally, I would not have gone that way. I would have stuck with a slightly younger kind of, core set of players but the selectors have committed themselves to the icons, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Now that they are in the squad, it’s impossible to have Virat Kohli batting at No. 3 because then you don’t get the full rally of Virat. Rohit Sharma has to open, so now, India in a way has forced themselves to have only one kind of combination — two right-handers.”
He further stated “Unfortunately, Jaiswal will have to sit out. I would have gone completely with a new lot, then he would have had a lot more flair and it would be something different. India has trusted the seniors a move that hasn’t worked over the years let’s hope it works this time.”
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Indian Squad
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
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