Rohit Sharma Set To Lead India In T20 World Cup 2024? ICC's Poster Sparks Speculations

By Sonanchal Gautam

Updated - 05 Jan 2024, 09:53 PM

ICC's T20 World Cup Poster Features Rohit Sharma
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On Friday, January 5, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the complete schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and in the announcement poster, Rohit Sharma featured from India along with the captains of the other teams.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be played from June 1 to June 29 in the USA and the West Indies. The semi-finals will be played on June 26 and June 27.

A total of 20 teams are set to take part in the competition and the teams will be divided into four groups of five teams in the group stage round. The top two teams from each group will make their way into the Super 8 stage of the competition.

In the Super 8 stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of four teams and the teams that finish in the top two positions in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 consists of India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and the USA while Group B consists of England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, and Oman. In Group C, New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea have been placed while Group D features South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Nepal.

In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, 55 games will be played across 6 venues in 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 3 venues in the USA (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).

Rohit Sharma To Captain India In T20 World Cup 2024, Fans Believe

As the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the complete schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and Rohit Sharma featured in the poster, fans began to speculate that the modern-day batting great will lead India in the marquee tournament.

Notably, Rohit Sharma alongside Virat Kohli has not featured in any T20I games for India National Cricket Team since the defeat in the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Hardik Pandya has been leading the side with the No.1 ranked T20I batsman Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy. Pandya suffered an injury during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and missed the subsequent five-match T20I series against Australia at home and the three-match T20I series against the Proteas away from home.

In both the Australia and South Africa series, Suryakumar Yadav took over the leadership role and did a good job. However, he too suffered an injury and will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against the Afghanistan National Cricket Team at home and India will have to pick a different captain, which could be Rohit Sharma

There are rumors of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return to the T20I setup very soon and recently a few reports emerged claiming that the modern-day batting greats have made themselves available for the format.

Here’s How Fans Reacted To Rohit Sharma Featuring In ICC’s Poster For T20 World Cup:

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