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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Source - Twitter)
India have produced many young cricketers who have done well in their careers. Players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the biggest example of this as both of them are consistently performing from a very young age. And the country have continued to produce more young players like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, and many more.
Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the Indian cricket team’s veteran players like Kohli and Rohit should make way for the upcoming young players in the shorter format. Shastri said that if both the players didn’t rule them out of the T20 format then their spots will be decided through their forms not by the experience.
"Virat and Rohit are right where Sachin, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav and Laxman were. So, you know there is a template before you. If Virat and Rohit do not rule themselves out of T20, then it is up to form, one year is a long time. You will pick the best guys at that time, and then of course experience will also count, fitness will count," Shastri was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
The youngsters will break the door down: Ravi Shastri
Shastri also thinks that Kohli and Rohit should focus on the other two formats more than the T20 format to give the youngsters more opportunities at least in one format. However, it will also help the veteran players to prepare for the upcoming ODI World Cup later this year in October which will be hosted by India.
"Players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are proven, you know what they are all about. I would go in the direction of blooding the young players right now so that they get the opportunities and exposure, whilst you keep the likes of Virat and Rohit fresh for ODI cricket and Test cricket," Shastri suggested.
"The youngsters will break the door down, the way they are playing with that kind of self-confidence and authority. The very first T20 series that comes up now, just play these people, expose these guys," he added.