On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's T20 World Cup 2024 Selection, Sanjay Manjrekar's Perfect Solution

04.12.2023 - 03:03 sports.ndtv.com

Two of the finest batters of this generation, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stare at a an undecisive future in white-ball cricket.

The two haven't featured in a T20 international since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022 and aren't part of India's plans for the South Africa assignment too.

As debate rages on in the cricketing fraternity over their potential T20 return, opinions are divided. Sanjay Manjrekar, former India cricketer, feels a call should be taken on the duo's participation in T20 World Cup 2024 closer to the tournament. "Who knows what's in store in life?

I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I believe the approach should be extremely simple. We have played a lot of World Cups and haven't been able to win them," Manjrekar said on Star Sports. "We are maybe playing slightly different cricket in the final stages of World Cups.

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