In order to fill that position for the team during the World Cup, they are looking to Ishan Kishan, the wicketkeeper batsman. The Indian team is gearing up for the mega event, the T20 World Cup 2024, which is only six months away. They are eager to break their ten-year ICC Trophy drought. The futures of batting titans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the T20I team are being discussed widely ahead of the T20 spectacular. As per the sources, Rohit Sharma is the preferred captain of India for the World Cup by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).
For India in Twenty20 Internationals, Kohli is no longer the preferred No. 3 batsman; hence, the situation is different. The fact that neither Kohli nor Rohit have participated in a Twenty20 international match since India’s devastating ten-wicket defeat to England in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal is noteworthy. The board and selectors want a number-three player who can attack the opposition from the outset, according to a report in Dainik Jagran.
In his 32 T20I matches thus far, the southpaw has amassed 796 runs at an average of 25.67 and a strike rate of 124.37, along with six half-centuries.
Ishan Kishan also participated in the 2021 T20 World Cup for India, where he scored four runs in one match against New Zealand in his lone appearance.
According to the article, should Virat Kohli have a successful IPL 2024 season, he will be given consideration for selection. The 35-year-old will soon have a conversation about his T20I future with the selectors and other senior board members. In addition to Rohit Sharma, the previous captain of India has chosen not to play in the three T20Is and as many ODIs of the white-ball series against South Africa.
In T20Is and T20 World Cups, Virat Kohli is the top run scorer.
Notably, India will play three matches in a single T20I series against Afghanistan on January 11 before participating in the T20 World Cup. Whether or not Kohli is called up for that series will be interesting to watch. In addition to being the top run scorer in the T20 World Cup (1411) and T20 Internationals (4008 runs), the Delhi-born hitter has earned Player of the Tournament in each of the last two tournaments (2014) and (2016).
Therefore, it will be difficult for the selection committee to leave out Kohli for the next World Cup, and the move is probably going to cause a stir among Indian cricket fans.
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