New Delhi. The T20 World Cup has started. India will play its first match against Ireland on June 5. The Indian team has also reached America for this. Team India is ready for this. There is still discussion about the opening combination as to which two players will open for the team. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar has said that Rohit Sharma should open with Virat Kohli and not with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Sunil Gavaskar, while talking on Star Sports, said, “Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should open in the World Cup. Yashasvi Jaiswal should bat at number 3. Suryakumar Yadav should come at number 4. Then Rishabh Pant at 5. For number 6, I would suggest that Hardik Pandya should be given a chance. Ravindra Chadeja should play at number 7, Shivam Dubey at number 8, Kuldeep Yadav at 9, Jaspreet Bumrah at 10 and Siraj at 11.”
Talking about Virat Kohli, he was the highest run-scorer in IPL this season while opening the innings. Kohli played an important role in taking RCB to the playoffs by winning 6 consecutive matches. Kohli scored the highest 741 runs in 15 matches. During this, one century and 5 half-centuries came off his bat. Earlier, he captured the Orange Cap in 2016. He is also known for his amazing batting in the T20 World Cup. He was the highest run-scorer in the 2022 season.
Talking about the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli was the highest run scorer for India. He scored a total of 296 runs in 6 matches. His highest score was 96 and his average was around 98.66. He scored a total of 4 fifties in the tournament.
Tags: Rohit Sharma, Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 4, 2024, 13:40 IST