Is Rohit Sharma ready to lead India in T20 World Cup 2024? ICC cartel sparks speculation

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On Friday, January 5, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the full schedule of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and on the announcement poster, Rohit Sharma appeared from India along with the captains of the other teams.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be played from June 1 to 29 in the US and West Indies. The semifinals will be played on June 26 and 27.

A total of 20 teams will participate in the competition and the teams will be divided into four groups of five teams in the group stage. The two best teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 phase of the competition.

In the Super 8 stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of four teams and the teams that finish in the first two positions in each group will advance to the semifinals.

Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 consists of India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and the United States, while Group B consists of England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland and Oman. In Group C are New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea, while in Group D are South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal.

In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, 55 matches will be played at 6 West Indies venues (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, Saint Vincent) and 3 venues in the US (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).

Rohit Sharma to captain India in T20 World Cup 2024, fans believe

When the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the full schedule of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and Rohit Sharma appeared on the poster, fans started speculating that the modern-day batsman will lead India in the tournament. major.

Notably, Rohit Sharma along with Virat Kohli have not appeared in any T20I game for Indian National Cricket Team since the semi-final defeat of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Hardik Pandya has been leading the team with number one ranked T20I batsman Suryakumar Yadav as his backup. Pandya suffered an injury during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and missed the following five-match T20I series against Australia at home and the three-match T20I series against the Proteas away.

In both the Australia and South Africa series, Suryakumar Yadav took the leadership role and did a good job. However, he too suffered an injury and will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against the Afghanistan national cricket team at home and India will have to choose a different captain, which could be Rohit Sharma.

There are rumors about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the T20I set-up very soon and recently some reports have emerged claiming that today’s batting greats have made themselves available for the format.

Here’s how fans reacted to Rohit Sharma’s appearance on ICC’s poster for the T20 World Cup:



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