Rohit Sharma through the web apply forward of the third Test Match between India and England at SCA Stadium in Rajkot, Gujarat on February 13, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji
India might be enjoying the T20 World Cup 2024, to be organised in the Caribbean and the U.S., beneath the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, stated BCCI secretary Jay Shah at an occasion right here on Wednesday.
India have had Hardik Pandya as their full-time skipper in the shortest format however the heartbreaking loss in the ultimate of the 2023 World Cup to Australia have reignited the murmurs of senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit returning for the T20 showpiece in June.
“In 2023 (final) at Ahmedabad, even though we did not win the World Cup after 10 straight wins, we won hearts. I want to promise you that in 2024 (T20 World Cup) in Barbados (venue for the final), under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, ham Bharat ka jhanda gaadenge (we will hoist the Indian flag),” Shah stated on the finish of his speech.
Shah was current on the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Khanderi, which was renamed after veteran cricket administrator Niranjan Shah, because the chief visitor.
Shah made a speech in entrance of a gathering of a number of dignitaries together with former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble and IPL chairman Arun Dhumal.
The occasion additionally featured present chief selector Ajit Agarkar, incumbent head coach Rahul Dravid, Rohit, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and some members of the Indian crew assist employees.
