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Finally, former Indian captain and head coach Ravi Shastri revealed it all. While talking at the pre-match show before India could begin their campaign, he said this could be the last tournament for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Some of us who believed in investing in youngsters thought that Kohli and Rohit were done and dusted after India lost to Australia in the 50-over World Cup final. But their willingness and hunger to continue in T20 saw them in the 15-member Indian squad.
From here on, not only Shastri, it is also the whole generation of cricket lovers across the globe who would love to see Kohli and Sharma focusing more on ODI and Test cricket rather than playing T20 anymore. Whether the India team wins the T20 World Cup or not, time is really up for them. There is a battery of juniors waiting to fill their shoes.
And why not? Youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, and Abhishek Sharma can’t wait to get into the Indian T20 team XI.
Fans, who came hours before the India-Ireland match of the T20 World Cup in New York, know that they are seeing Kohli and Sharma for the last time in T20 cricket. For a few years, Kohli and Sharma didn’t see eye to eye. But today, they are the best of friends. That is because cricket at the highest level is all about survival.
Again, it is something that Kohli would do when new coach Gautam Gambhir would take charge of the team. There is a tacit understanding that Kohli and Sharma would be playing their last T20 tournament. Perhaps, that is the reason, they are going to bat together for the first and last time as openers in T20!
