Rohit Sharma unlikely to recuperate for Sri Lanka T20Is, KL Rahul prone to be axed

India are set to play to play Sri Lanka in a white ball sequence in January 2023. Reports popping out of Delhi counsel that Rohit Sharma is not going to be recovering from his damage by the point and Hardik Pandya would possibly lead the crew in his absence.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 24, 2022 22:38 IST

KL Rahul has had a torrid time within the T20I format. (Courtesy: AP)

By Press Trust of India: The outgoing choice committee led by Chetan Sharma will likely be selecting the 2 white ball Indian squads for the upcoming residence sequence towards Sri Lanka, beginning January 3, as the brand new panel is not going to be named earlier than one other week’s time, based on BCCI sources.

It is anticipated that the interviews of the short-listed candidates to choose the choice committee members by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) will occur between December 26 and 28.

“The old committee will probably select the Sri Lanka white ball squad,” a BCCI source privy to development told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

“As of now, it doesn’t look like Rohit Sharma’s finger will heal enough before the T20Is and in that case, Hardik will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered.”

There is a chance that the T20I facet to be named will comprise solely the specialists of that format. Some gamers like Virat Kohli may also be given a break from the T20 format.

While your entire committee led by Chetan was sacked for its non-performance after the Indian crew’s T20 World Cup semi-final ouster, the method to seek out new selectors has taken a bit longer than anticipated.

“Chetan and his committee are still watching domestic cricket. They watched the full Vijay Hazare Trophy and also the first two rounds of Ranji Trophy. Debasish Mohanty was present at Eden Gardens to watch Bengal vs Himachal Pradesh. Basically, they got a two-month extension till December 25,” the official mentioned.

Chetan and his central zone colleague Harvinder Singh have reapplied for the selectors’ posts, together with the likes of Venkatesh Prasad, Nayan Mongia, Maninder Singh, Atul Wassan, Nikhil Chopra, Amay Khurasiya, Gyanendra Pandey and Mukund Parmar to call a couple of.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Dec 24, 2022