BCCI has officially announced that senior players including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma will no longer play in T20Is.
While announcing the players for the ongoing T20 series with Sri Lanka, leading players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not been given a place. Hardik Pandya was appointed as T20 captain.
At that time there were reports that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would not be given a place in T20 matches. Because both were ready to play T20. But it was not taken. BCCI did not comment on these reports. No confirmation.
Then, Rohit Sharma was not fit. Virat Kohli can be played in T20. He has come to the old farm. There were also rumors that he was fit.
After the ongoing T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, India will play ODI and T20Is against New Zealand.
A new selection committee will be appointed in a few days. There are also reports that Chetan Sharma will take the lead for the second time. The team headed by him is selecting the players for the New Zealand series.
It has been officially informed that senior players including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not be selected for the New Zealand T20 series. They said that these decisions have been taken to create a team with entirely young players.
A BCCI official said, “Unfortunately, senior players including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are no longer in the T20 plan. It was not decided to remove them deliberately. This decision was taken for the future of the Indian team. Many plans are being made to build the team with young players.
The 50 Over World Cup is coming in 2023. Let the senior players focus on that. Based on that, they are not given importance in T20.” said.