Aakash Chopra, the previous Indian opener, expressed his perception that Team India is prone to discipline a squad similar to the one within the 2022 version for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA, commencing in June. He anticipates Rohit Sharma to guide the group, and this expectation comes following the schedule announcement by the ICC on Friday. One of cricket’s longstanding rivalries will probably be reignited as India is about to face Pakistan on June 9 in New York, marking a brand new chapter within the historical past of this historic competitors.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash mentioned that he feels Rohit will probably be doing the captaincy within the event since Hardik Pandya’s health is making it troublesome for the all-rounder to play at the moment. (WATCH: ‘That’s Wrong,’ MS Dhoni’s Viral Video Of Smoking Hookah Sets Social Media On Fire)
“Hardik will probably not be the captain because there is an issue regarding fitness. You are not playing currently. You twisted your ankle in the World Cup. You are not playing the Afghanistan series and you don’t play Tests in any case, so you will straightaway play the IPL. It is going against him,” mentioned Aakash.
“I feel Rohit Sharma will be doing T20I captaincy and will also be the captain for the 2024 T20 World Cup. If you had asked this question after the 2022 T20 World Cup, it was almost certain he would not be the captain, considering the way the team performed as we were scoring 60 runs in the first 10 overs,” he added.
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Hardik has not performed any aggressive cricket since October 19, when he injured his ankle whereas bowling throughout the ICC Cricket World Cup match in opposition to Bangladesh. Since then, he has missed the five-match T20I sequence in opposition to Australia and the three-match T20I and ODI sequence throughout the tour to South Africa as properly. Suryakumar Yadav led India in all of the T20I matches whereas KL Rahul led the group in ODIs within the absence of Pandya and common skipper Rohit Sharma, who requested a while off from white-ball cricket after the World Cup ultimate in opposition to Australia.
Hardik was just lately appointed because the skipper for Mumbai Indians (MI), changing Rohit Sharma after he returned to his outdated franchise following a two-year stint with Gujarat Titans, which additionally included an IPL title win within the group’s debut season again in 2022. (WTC Rankings: Australia Steal Number 1 Spot From India With Win In Pakistan Series, Full List Here – In Pics)
Aakash famous that skipper Rohit, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who haven’t performed a T20I match since a loss to England within the semifinals of the 2022 version of the event in Australia, did rather well within the ICC Cricket World Cup final 12 months and on the idea of their latest kind, they are going to be enjoying. Hence, India will probably be fielding a group similar to the primary one.
“However, time elapsed and none of these players played T20Is for India. The ODI World Cup happened, where you played very well and reached the final. Rohit Sharma gave explosive starts, Virat Kohli was the Player of the Tournament, and KL Rahul did an amazing job down the order,” mentioned Aakash.
“Suddenly you say that everyone is doing well. So I feel, giving weightage to the recent form, it will be an almost identical team. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be there and I would not be surprised if KL Rahul is also there,” he concluded.
The event will kick off on June 1 and will probably be co-hosted by the West Indies and the US. India has been positioned in Group A alongside Ireland, Pakistan, Canada and the US.
The Men in Blue will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Ireland on June 5. Their second sport of the event will probably be in opposition to arch-rival Pakistan on June 9. The ultimate two video games will probably be in opposition to Canada and USA on June 12 and June 15 respectively.
This time 20 groups will participate within the T20 World Cup which is greater than the 16 that took half within the 2022 event in Australia. The prime two groups from every group will proceed to the Super 8 stage.
The 55 video games of the competitors will probably be performed throughout six completely different venues within the West Indies (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent) and three venues within the USA (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).
The Group Stage will probably be performed from June 1 to June 18. The Super 8 stage will probably be performed from June 19 to June 24.
The ultimate 4 stage – semi-finals will probably be performed on June 26 and June 27. The event will conclude on June 29.
Group B consists of the final two winners of the Men’s T20 World Cup in England and Australia, with the pair to tackle Namibia, Scotland and Oman.
The West Indies are positioned into Group C alongside New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea, whereas Group D sees South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal fixtured in opposition to one another.
