ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Jay Shah sent 'Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should open' message by Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly opened up about Team India's opening combination for the T20 World Cup 2024. He believes that the seasoned duo of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should bat at the top for the team in the tournament.

Even though the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is on, the attention slowly is tilting towards the T20 World Cup 2024. The tournament will begin just after the ongoing league from 1st June in the United States of America (USA) and the Caribbean.

The Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 is one of the major talking points. There are still a lot of questions unanswered. There is no clarity on who will be opening the innings for the team and also there has been no surety about any player in the 11. A lot will depend on how the players perform in the ongoing IPL.

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Recently some reports suggested that BCCI is keen to open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The duo has shown great signs of form with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and has batted with high strikes while opening the innings for their respective teams.

While Virat Kohli is the orange cap holder in the IPL with 379 runs in his eight outings, Rohit Sharma on the other hand has mustered 297 and is the fifth leading run-getter in the tournament. Both the players have also slammed centuries as well, depicting the kind of form they are in.

Sourav Ganguly believes that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will go for the T20 World Cup 2024. He while backing the duo to the innings stated that Kohli has the capability of scoring a century in 40 balls. Speaking during an event, he stated:

"Both Rohit Sharma and Viral Kohli will go to West Indies and USA. It's a call for selectors whom they will open with but if you ask me personally both Rohit and Virat should open for India in the T20 World Cup. Virat has got the capability to hit a 40-ball century. It is about playing fearlessly and freely in T20Is."

"India needs to go out and hit"- Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly further stated that Team India needs to play without fear and stressed that it's not necessary to play youngsters. He cited the example of James Anderson and MS Dhoni to support his point. He also stressed that India needs to get and hit the ball right from the start. He explained:

"The most important thing for India is to play without fear. There is no hard and fast rule about age and playing youngsters in T20Is, James Anderson still plays Tests and bowls 30 overs in Tests, MS Dhoni still hits sixes and both are in their 40s. Six-hitting is important.

"India needs to go out and hit. Rohit, Virat, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya etc. All of them are exceptional talents and their six-hitting abilities are tremendous," he concluded.