India will be going to South Africa’s all-format tour with three teams, distinctly different from the other and led by three separate captains. This is happening, partly, because of the congested scheduling.
However, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul continuing to stay out of the T20 scheme of things for now, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee has ensured that the Suryakumar Yadav-led new-look T20 team gets more opportunities to stake a claim for next year’s World Cup.
A note from the BCCI media release clarified that Sharma and Kohli had requested for a break from the entire white-ball tour. KL Rahul will be leading the ODI team.
After the ODI World Cup, opinions have been sharply divided whether this is the right time for India’s T20 batting makeup to undergo a transition, having twice failed at World Cup campaigns (2021 and 2022). For the June T20 World Cup, BCCI officials say, a decision one way or the other ‘will be taken later’.
The meeting was also attended by Rahul Dravid, who is set to coach India in the T20 World Cup after his contract was extended. While it is true that Sharma and Kohli deserved a break to be kept fresh for the seven big Test matches (five home Tests against England will follow the SA tour), they would have been asked to play the South African T20Is, if the selectors saw a clear role for them.
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