Captain Rohit Sharma has staged a comeback into the T20I Squad of India and social media went buzzing after BCCI’s social media announcement of the squad. Former captain and legendary player, Virat Kohli, has also been named in the squad.
Notably, this is the first time the duo will be a part of the T20I setup of India post the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, which took place in Australia. Both the cricketers had shifted their focus and energy into the ODI and Test formats as India had important tournaments in those formats.
Now that the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is knocking at the door, BCCI has given both the veteran cricketers, a golden opportunity to win a World Cup title, together.
In this article, we take a look at 3 reasons why Rohit Sharma can have a good series in the upcoming IND vs AFG T20Is:
1. Rohit Sharma’s intent is on point
We all saw in the recently-concluded ICC ODI World Cup 2023 that Rohit Sharma has been playing an aggressive brand of cricket. He is giving fiery starts to the Indian cricket team and has been taking a lot of pressure off the middle-order batters of India.
This selfless approach of the Indian cricket team captain has paid rich dividends as India has been getting off to solid starts through the blazing blade of Rohit Sharma.
2. Good success as a captain in this format
Rohit Sharma is the most successful T20I captain of all time and has won 39 out of 51 matches so far. Sharma led India to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and has won 2 away bilateral series win in this format.
The two series win came in the year 2022 against England and West Indies. His captaincy will push him to lead from the front and deliver the goods with the willow.
3. Hunger to win the World Cup
After suffering a gut-wrenching loss in the finals of the marquee ICC ODI World Cup 2023 finals, Rohit Sharma would be itching to win an ICC title. He has captained India in 3 ICC tournaments and has failed to win a single title.
In all probability, this will be the last T20I World Cup of Rohit Sharma and he would be determined to go out there and make a difference for the Indian cricket team, both with the bat and with his captaincy.
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