Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s most anticipated return in the T20I format ended when they were picked for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The duo had been away from the shorter international format for the past 13 months. However, according to a report in ‘The Telegraph’, it is believed that Virat and Rohit can open for India in the T20I format.

the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma They have opened together once in the year 2021 during the fifth T20I match against England. The duo added 94 runs for the first wicket, in which Rohit played 64 innings while Virat was unbeaten on 80 runs. India scored 224 runs on the board while batting first and won the match by 36 runs.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to open for India in T20Is: reports

The pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had earlier opened the innings in a T20I match against England in 2021. However, this may be a possibility in the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, as reported by ‘The Telegraph’.

India have openers like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who are expected to partner Rohit Sharma, while Virat Kohli can occupy the number one spot as usual.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been very successful as openers in the Indian Premier League and have been opening the innings for their teams for a long time. Kohli, on the one hand, has scored five hundreds in his entire IPL career and all of them have come while opening. Rohit has a hundred IPL to his name.

With the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to the Indian T20I team, it will be a big task for the selectors to rebuild the team combination. While Virat and Rohit were away from the T20Is, it was speculated that they would also not play in the T20 World Cup 2024. The selectors had been giving opportunities to the younger players and were building the core of the team.

However, after the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, they have cleared all speculations and will be available to play in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

India won the last T20 World Cup in the year 2007 and since then they are yet to lift the trophy. India have also not won an ICC title since 2013 and will want to end the drought in the T20 World Cup 2024. India had a ruthless campaign in the recently concluded ODI World Cup and won ten consecutive games before the final against Australia.

However, it was just a bad day of cricket and India’s dream of lifting the World Cup remained a dream and Australia showed why they are one of the toughest teams to beat in the ICC knockouts.

The Indian team will have the best chance of lifting the T20 World Cup trophy and Rohit Sharma will want to lift his first ICC trophy as India captain. India has talented players like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arshdeep Singh and many more who can help Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli win the T20 World Cup.