The Indian Cricket Board and management are known to keep their cards with themselves till the last moment but contrary to everyone’s expectations during a recent event, the Indian Cricket Board’s Secretary Jay Shah dropped some big announcement regarding the upcoming T20 World Cup in June which many could find a bit premature.
In an event held on 14th February to rename the SCA Stadium in Rajkot to Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium, ICB Secretary Jay Shah announced that Rohit Sharma will continue to captain even in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the Caribbean Islands and the US in June. It is a very important development and has put any speculations and doubts to rest regarding the participation of Rohit Sharma in the tournament.
However, when Rohit and Virat were included in the T20I side against Afghanistan and Rohit Sharma in the final T20I of the series it became quite evident that both the veterans of Indian Cricket would be a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad and now the announcement by Jay Shah has sealed the deal for Rohit Sharma.
Uncertainty regarding Virat’s T20I future
However, the question of Virat Kohli’s selection for the World Cup still looms large as Jay Shah still hasn’t cleared the air on Virat’s selection for the World Cup. In the event went asked about Virat Kohli’s selection for the T20 World Cup, he simply said that they would discuss his role in the T20 side in the due course of time.
Jay Shah’s reply has only added to the confusion as Virat’s selection in the T20I series made it evident to the fans that Virat will feature in the T20 World Cup but Jay Shah’s recent response has added intrigue to the whole selection scenario.
Jay Shah opens up about Virat Kohli’s unavailability against England
Jay Shah also spoke about Virat's absence from the entire Test series against England to which he replied, “If somebody is asking for a personal leave in 15 years then it is his right to ask for it. Virat is not that kind of a player that he would ask for a leave without any reason. We must back and trust our players".
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Jay Shah’s recent comments on Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup participation leave fans uncertain about his T20I future
In a recent event went asked about Virat Kohli’s selection for the T20 World Cup, he simply said that they would discuss his role in the T20 side in the due course of time. It has created confusion among fans over Virat's T20I future.
The Indian Cricket Board and management are known to keep their cards with themselves till the last moment but contrary to everyone’s expectations during a recent event, the Indian Cricket Board’s Secretary Jay Shah dropped some big announcement regarding the upcoming T20 World Cup in June which many could find a bit premature.
In an event held on 14th February to rename the SCA Stadium in Rajkot to Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium, ICB Secretary Jay Shah announced that Rohit Sharma will continue to captain even in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the Caribbean Islands and the US in June. It is a very important development and has put any speculations and doubts to rest regarding the participation of Rohit Sharma in the tournament.
However, when Rohit and Virat were included in the T20I side against Afghanistan and Rohit Sharma in the final T20I of the series it became quite evident that both the veterans of Indian Cricket would be a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad and now the announcement by Jay Shah has sealed the deal for Rohit Sharma.
Uncertainty regarding Virat’s T20I future
However, the question of Virat Kohli’s selection for the World Cup still looms large as Jay Shah still hasn’t cleared the air on Virat’s selection for the World Cup. In the event went asked about Virat Kohli’s selection for the T20 World Cup, he simply said that they would discuss his role in the T20 side in the due course of time.
Jay Shah’s reply has only added to the confusion as Virat’s selection in the T20I series made it evident to the fans that Virat will feature in the T20 World Cup but Jay Shah’s recent response has added intrigue to the whole selection scenario.
Jay Shah opens up about Virat Kohli’s unavailability against England
Jay Shah also spoke about Virat's absence from the entire Test series against England to which he replied, “If somebody is asking for a personal leave in 15 years then it is his right to ask for it. Virat is not that kind of a player that he would ask for a leave without any reason. We must back and trust our players".