Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to India’s T20I team for the first time since November 2022 as the BCCI on Sunday (January 7) announced a power-packed squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.
The series is slated to get underway on January 11 in Mohali, followed by games on January 14 in Indore and January 17 in Bengaluru. It will be India’s last T20I assignment before the T20 World Cup 2024 in June.
Both Rohit and Kohli have not played in the shortest format for India since the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final exit. In 2023, the duo focused on the 50-over format with the Cricket World Cup taking precedence.
Despite expectations for their comeback in T20Is during the recently held South Africa tour, they chose to take a break.
Rohit and Kohli’s comeback has now sparked discussions about their potential selection for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, slated to be held in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to June 29.
While it remains to be seen what the future holds for Rohit and Kohli in the shortest format, fans gave mixed reactions to their inclusion for Afghanistan T20Is.
Here are the reactions:
India squad for Afghanistan T20Is:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
