It is suggested that senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik may not play in the next World Cup. These players were not included in the team announcement against Sri Lanka. At the same time, their presence in ODIs has been ensured. It is also said that India is holding back its senior players for this year’s ODI World Cup.
Meanwhile, Indian head coach Rahul Dravid gave an important hint about the fact that senior players are being left out in the shortest format of the game. Dravid said they are at a slightly different stage in the next cycle of T20s. The coach also pointed out that only three or four players from the last semi-final match played against England in the World Cup are playing now.
We are a young team. Playing against the caliber of Sri Lanka is a great experience. The focus is on the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship. So T20 gives us an opportunity to test new players,” Dravid said after the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Pune on Thursday.
The likes of Virat, Rohit and Rahul will be back in the squad for the three-match ODI series starting on January 10 despite being sidelined from the T20s. Rohit will lead the team and Virat Kohli will remain an integral member of the team in the 50-over format. 2023 ODI World Cup. Rahul is fighting to retain his position with Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant battling hard for the middle order position. Rahul lost the vice-captaincy position in the format as Hardik Pandya was given the task of assisting Rohit.
Following the humiliating defeat in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England, preparations for a radical change in India’s T20 team began. The same squad will be fielded in the upcoming T20 series as they battle against Sri Lanka with a young team led by Hardik Pandya. It is reported that the form of the senior players will be considered and they will be considered for the T20 team.
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