The excitement over the forthcoming T20 World Cup in 2024 is building to a fever pitch as the cricketing world excitedly welcomes in the new year. Meanwhile, there is still concern over veteran cricket players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's potential absence from the competition. However, it appears from recent rumors that the BCCI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, will have an important meeting to decide the future of these two iconic players in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
Neither Virat nor Rohit have worn the blue jersey in the game's shortest format since India's elimination from the 2022 T20 World Cup. After they withdrew from the format following India's devastating loss in the ODI World Cup 2023 final, they were also recently barred from 50-over tournaments. Fans are eager to see the Kohli-Rohit combination play in the T20 World Cup this year, as their excitement has only grown. The next ODI World Cup is scheduled for 2027, and there is uncertainty surrounding their participation in the tournament given that they would be 39 and 40 years old by then.
It has been reported that the BCCI is about to have a meeting to consider whether or not to include Kohli and Sharma in the forthcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, which is scheduled to start in Mohali on January 11. This series is India's last Twenty20 International match before the IPL starts and their only chance to play internationally before the Twenty20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup, interestingly, is slated to begin in June or July, right after the IPL finishes in the final week of May. Before the much-anticipated T20 World Cup 2024, cricket fans will have much-needed clarification thanks to the meeting, which is a crucial step in clearing the air about Kohli and Sharma's possible participation. Along with national selectors Salil Ankola and Shiv Sunder Das, Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, will preside over the meeting. Before settling on the final team for the Afghan challenge, there will likely be conversations with India's head coach, Rahul Dravid, and the Rohit-Kohli duo.
