‘His form should be observed at that point’, Gavaskar on Virat Kohli’s T20 future

Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels it would be premature to discuss Virat Kohli‘s future in India’s T20 side, especially with the T20 World Cup set to be held next year. Kohli ended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on a high, scoring back-to-back centuries in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s last two matches.

Gavaskar said on Sports Tak –

“The next T20 World Cup will be played in 2024. There will be another IPL before that in March-April. Kohli’s form should be observed at that point. There is no point talking about it now. If we are talking about an upcoming T20 international, say India are playing a match in June, then he definitely fits into the team, the kind of form that he has shown.”

Gavaskar further said – “But, speaking about the 2024 World Cup, which will be held in West Indies and America, the form of players needs to be observed in the IPL before that and then we can talk about selection for the World Cup squad.Virat would definitely be in my T20I team on current form for India’s upcoming matches in the format.”

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Gavaskar further added –

“He has scored two hundreds [in IPL 2023]. Hitting two hundreds in T20 cricket, even scoring 50 is difficult. This great batter has notched up two hundreds. If I was a selector and India were playing a T20 in June this year, I would, without doubt, pick him in the squad.”