Kohli may be out of T20 team, if he does not play against England, then he will not get a place in World Cup squad, management has options
Nothing good seems to be happening for former India captain Virat Kohli. Kohli, who has been going through poor form for the last three years, can get another big setback. According to media reports, the Indian team management and selectors feel that Virat is no longer fit in the middle order of the T20 team. Two T20 and ODI series are to be played in England in the next 10 days. In such a situation, if his bat does not play against England, then he will be dropped from the team. The management feels that a better option than Kohli would be Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik and Deepak Hooda for the middle order.
Can be out of the world cup
The team management and selectors are not clear about Kohli’s place in the T20 team. Team’s top players Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya will be part of the T20 series against West Indies, but Virat will be given a chance only if he performs well in the series against England. If this does not happen, then he may have to see a way out of the T20 team as well as the World Cup team.
Team management’s decision has indicated
A decision by the team management has indicated that Kohli’s T20 career may be in danger. The team that has been selected for the West Indies tour on Wednesday is only for the ODI series. In such a situation, it is clear that Kohli’s performance will be seen in the series against England.
Shikhar Dhawan has been given the command of West Indies tour. At the same time, experienced players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah have been rested.
Kohli’s flop in IPL could be a big reason
Virat Kohli’s bat, who has been performing average on the cricket field for the last two years, remained calm in IPL-15 as well. Kohli could only manage 341 runs in 16 matches of the season at an average of 22.73. This is the first time since 2009 that Kohli has averaged less than 25 in an IPL season. After leaving the captaincy of the team, Virat, playing only as a batsman, was also cheap in both the knock-out matches of IPL-15.
Virat has played only 2 matches in 2022
This year Virat Kohli has played only 2 T20 matches. During this, 69 runs have come out of his bat at an average of 34.50. At the same time, in 2021, Virat’s bat spoke fiercely in T20 cricket. He played 10 matches for India and scored 299 runs at an impressive average of 74.75.
Sword can hang on Shami too
Team India coach Rahul Dravid wants a team that is fully fit for the World Cup after the West Indies tour. In such a situation, the place of fast bowler Mohammed Shami is also not being confirmed in the T20 team. Arshdeep Singh can be given a chance in his place.
Indian team for ODI series against West Indies
Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan , Famous Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
