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Virat Kohli’s place in the upcoming T20 World Cup squad will depend on his performance in IPL 2024.
Virat Kohli’s place in the upcoming T20 World Cup squad will depend on his performance in IPL 2024. According to media reports, Kohli needs to perform brilliantly in the IPL if he wants to make it to the Indian team for this mega tournament. Kohli has made a good start in the tournament and has won the Orange Cap after scoring 203 runs in four matches including two half-centuries.
The report states that the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar is not very happy with Kohli’s attitude in T20 cricket. Kohli has tried to be aggressive in IPL 2024 but due to the weak performance of other RCB batsmen, he has to change his style a bit. He has to score runs for the team, due to which he is playing for a while.
While the report sparked debate on social media over Kohli’s place, former England captain Michael Vaughan gave a piece of advice to BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar. Kohli did not play in the T20 format throughout 2023 and only made his comeback in the last series against Afghanistan in January. In such a situation, Vaughan believes that if Agarkar feels that India can perform better “without Virat Kohli”, then he will have to have the courage to support his point.
Vaughan was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz,
“I would tell Ajit Agarkar not to be afraid of being brave. If he ultimately believes that the Indian T20 team will be in a better position without Virat Kohli or KL Rahul, then he should carry the team forward and select players in a similar manner.”
Vaughan further said that if India enters any tournament with new players, then perhaps India’s luck in ICC tournaments may change. India last won the ICC Trophy in 2013 when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was leading the team.
He further said, “Don’t be under the pressure that you have to choose all the big names. Or maybe you choose a player who does not have the burden of defeat in the ODI World Cup 2023 and he enters the tournament with a fresh mind. Perhaps he has 30 names, from these names only he will choose the best batsman, bowler, spinner, all-rounder who will be seen playing big tournaments for the team in future.
