India T20 Squad Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Replacement: The victory of T20 World Cup 2024 was historic for India because Team India did not lose a single match in the entire tournament. On one side, there was captain Rohit Sharma, who batted fearlessly and scored 257 runs and was also the highest run scorer for India in the tournament. Virat Kohli’s bat remained silent during the entire World Cup, but his inning of 76 runs in the final had a very important contribution in making India the world champion. Amidst the joy of the historic victory, Virat and Rohit shocked everyone by taking retirement from T20. Here you can know who has replaced Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the current Indian team?
Sanju Samson replaced Rohit Sharma
Talking about Rohit Sharma, he started playing the role of opening batsman of the Indian T20 team in the year 2014. His aggressive batting and power hitting style was mostly effective in giving good starts to the team. In fact, now the same work is being done by Sanju Samson, who has scored three centuries in the last five T20 innings. Rohit was also known for playing long innings in T20 format as he has 5 centuries to his name in T20 matches. On the other hand, Samson has proved that he also has the ability to play big innings in T20 matches. Another similarity between Rohit and Samson is that their stormy strike rate puts pressure on the opposition bowlers from the very beginning.
Who replaced Virat Kohli?
Virat Kohli spent most of his T20 career batting at number 3 for India. Batting in this order, he has scored 3,076 runs in 80 matches at an average of 54. After becoming the captain, Suryakumar Yadav took charge of the third order, but during the South African tour, Tilak Verma had requested captain Surya to give him the third batting order. Surya did the same and Verma, coming at the third position, scored two unbeaten centuries in two consecutive innings. Verma is now handling the third batting position left by Kohli, and both of them have their own class, watching their shots is a breathtaking moment.
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