New Delhi. The countdown for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started. The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup will start with the match between America and Canada. Team India will play its first match against Ireland on 5 June. Virat Kohli should open for the Indian team in this T20 World Cup. It is not we who are saying this but former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting.
Talking to ICC, Ricky Ponting said, “The selectors have given Yashasvi Jaiswal a place in the team. This clearly means that they are going for a left-handed batsman. But I think the team management will go for opening with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is my first pick for the Indian team. He can play his role in opening and if a scoring player like Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma is picked with him who bat at a higher strike rate, then amazing batting will be seen.”
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Ganguly also supported opening
Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that Virat is really playing amazing. The batting that Virat did last night was worth watching. He soon scored 90 runs. You should get him open in the T20 World Cup. He has shown that he should open in the last few innings. India’s squad is very good. There is depth in the batting and the bowling line up also looks fantastic.
Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has scored 708 runs in 14 innings in this season of IPL. During this period, he has scored 5 half-centuries. Virat’s average has been more than 60. In this IPL, Kohli has played innings of 21, 77, 83*, 22, 113*, 3, 42, 18, 51, 70*, 42, 92, 27 and 47 runs. Seeing this figure, veterans are advising that Virat should open only in the World Cup.
Tags: Ricky Ponting, Rohit Sharma, T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 22, 2024, 19:12 IST