IND vs SL: "If You Want Virat Kohli And KL Rahul To Bat In The T20 Team, They Has To Bat At Top Order" - Gautam Gambhir On The Future Of Virat And Rahul In T20Is

Gautam Gambhir believes that if Virat Kohli and KL Rahul seem to be to bat in the T20 team, they must bat at the top of the order.

With the World Cup slated to be held in India next year, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul would most likely be asked to focus on the 50-over format.

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The transition period in Indian cricket began on Tuesday (December 27), when top all-rounder Hardik Pandya was selected captain of the T20 team for the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka that will begin on January 3. The current administration appears to be planning to use the 27-year-old Baroda player as the long-term vice-captain of the white ball team after Rohit Sharma, 35, decides to call time on his illustrious international career.

It is reasonable that the shortest format will now feature new faces and largely IPL players, even if Rohit, who is recovering from a finger injury, was selected captain of the ODI series that will come after the T20Is. Even Virat Kohli and KL Rahul aren’t playing in T20 Internationals, and there are rumblings that neither of them nor Rohit, will be selected for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

“Build a completely new T20 side which won’t be a bad option”: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir thinks that building a completely new T20 side, which isn’t a bad idea.

“It’s a challenging scenario. Whether you want to stick with these youngsters and build a completely new T20 side, which isn’t a bad idea. However, if you want to continue with Kl Rahul, he will have to bat at the top of the order and who will replace him?” Gautam Gambhir on espncricinfo.

“And if you want to bat Virat Kohli in the T20 team, he has to bat at No.3. But more importantly, if the young side that the selectors picked begins doing really well, it will be quite unfortunate for all these youngsters to miss out on the big tournaments,” Gautam Gambhir remarked on espncricinfo.

India’s squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

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