Will Rohit And Virat Open? The Big Question in Front Of Team India
IND vs AFG T20 Series 2024: Will Rohit and Virat open? The Big question before Team India. The T20 series between India and Afghanistan is going to start from January 11.
The Returning To T20 International After 14 Months:-
This is Team India’s last series before the T20 World Cup 2024. In another sense, this series is special because Rohit and Virat are returning to T20 International after 14 months.
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Not only this, a different balance is going to be seen in this team. Team India is going to enter this series without many of its champion players.
While two champion players have returned. Therefore now the most discussed thing is what will be the opening pair? Many people have their opinions on Rohit and Virat.
Rohit Sharma Will Enter This Indian Squad As Captain:-
Although Rohit Sharma will be the captain in this Indian squad and everyone knows that he is a great opener.
Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are also present in the team. At the same time, Virat Kohli is also a player who can play the role of opener in the T20 International.
The figures of Virat Kohli are witness to this. He also scored his only century in the T20 International as an opener. Both his average and strike rate at this position are excellent. Virat is the highest run scorer in T20 International.
Virat Used To Play At Number 3 in That Team:-
Whereas in ODI cricket, Shubman Gill has been seen continuously opening with Rohit Sharma. Apart from this, when Rohit Sharma last played T20 International, KL Rahul used to open the innings with him. In that team, Virat used to play at number 3 and Suryakumar Yadav used to play at number 4. Currently, Surya is in the team but is out due to injury.
Whereas Rahul has not got a place in the T20 International squad for 14 months. This is why many new changes may appear. Apart from this, the team also has Yashasvi Jaiswal as an opener. In the last few months, he has proved himself as an opener.
Virat Kohli’s statistics in T20 International are excellent. He has started in 9 innings for India. During this period, he has scored 400 runs at an average above 50.
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In this position, he has scored two half-centuries and one century. He had scored his century in this position. This was the first century of his T20 International career. His best score is 122 runs unbeaten.