Former Indian wicket-keeper bat Parthiv Patel believes reinventing Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma can decide their T20 future. The two stalwarts will be the vital cogs in India’s T20 World Cup campaign.
Virat Kohli was once again at his absolute best for RCB, scoring 741 runs in 15 innings at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.69. Kohli is currently the highest run-getter of the tournament and he is likely to get the Orange Cap award.
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma was Mumbai Indians’ top-scorer with 417 runs in 14 matches of IPL 2024 as he scored his runs at an average of 32.08 and a strike rate of 150.
“I don’t think we can write off any players at any point in time. Anyone can get into the side at that given time. I’ve made a comeback after eight years. You have seen Dinesh Karthik make a comeback after 9 years. So it depends individually on that player,” Parthiv Patel said at the Legends Intercontinental T20 League launch
“When we’re talking about the category of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who are the legends of the game, they understand their game really well. They know where they stand. They keep reinventing themselves. We saw what Rohit Sharma did in the 50-over World Cup and now we saw what Virat Kohli did in the IPL, where they keep reinventing themselves,” he further added.
With so many players rising through the ranks in the IPL and the domestic circuit, many cricket boffins feel there could be a lot of changes in India’s T20I squad after the World Cup. However, Patel feels it is difficult to predict as players like MS Dhoni are still delivering in the IPL.
“So it is a tough thing for me to say whether India are going to have an overhaul or not, because those guys know themselves and the same goes with MS Dhoni, at 42 he is playing the shots, which he was not in his 30s. So, you know, there’s a reason why you know, they are playing for so long and doing really well,” concluded the former India and RCB cricketer.
India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5th.
