Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are among the 30-off players to be monitored during IPL 2024 as per Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar. After the heartbreak of losing the World Cup final, Team India is looking to move forward and concentrate on the T20 World Cup later this year.
Recent reports suggest that Rohit Sharma is likely to lead the Indian team in the mega event. He is also likely to lead the team in the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan with Hardik Pandya rehabilitating due to injury concerns.
30-odd players including Kohli and Rohit will be monitored during the IPL 024 keeping an eye on the T20 World Cup 2024. Ajit Agarkar is likely to speak to both the senior players ahead of announcing the T20I squad for the Afghanistan series. It will be interesting to see if both are named for the home T20I series against Afghanistan that would lead up to the T20 World Cup 2024.
“Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya aren’t fit. The Afghanistan series won’t tell you anything. Everything will be decided on the basis of the first month of IPL,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
With the IPL approaching, the BCCI officials know that they cannot tell any franchise to use the top players optimally. Over the years BCCI has tried managing the workload of key players during IPL but that has not worked out positively.
“The BCCI can never tell a franchise to manage a star player’s workload unless it’s a case of injury management,” the source added.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Likely To Return For Afghanistan T20Is: Reports
Keeping a close eye on the T20 World Cup in June, the BCCI is looking to create a pool of 25-30 players who will be in contention for selection for the mega event. Injuries to SKY and Hardik have made it almost compulsory for the team management to bring back Rohit as the T20I skipper for the historic series at home.
