How Hardik Pandya ‘Sends Off’ Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma From Indian Cricket Team Is The Question: Pakistan Great | Cricket News

After India’s heartbreaking World Cup remaining defeat to Australia final week, the largest subject of dialogue has been the way forward for veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in T20Is. With the T20 World Cup to be held subsequent 12 months, Team India is ready to enter a transition section. Reports have claimed that head coach Rahul Dravid is unlikely to proceed lengthen his contract, with Rohit additionally unlikely to characteristic within the shortest format. While there was no point out of Kohli in these reviews, the previous India captain has additionally not performed a T20I in over an 12 months.

Over the previous 12 months, Hardik Pandya has led the staff in T20Is, which is a sign that he’s more likely to proceed with the identical going ahead.

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels India haven’t got a greater opener than Rohit and that each he and Kohli have a variety of cricket left in them.

“If you ask do Rohit and Kohli have cricket left in them? Yes, definitely. Do you get a better opener than Rohit in the world right now? No, you don’t,” Akhtar mentioned on Zee News.

Akhtar added that if India does undergo a transitional section, it is Hardik’s accountability to make Rohit and Virat section out respectfully.

“When Dhoni came, he gave respect to Sachin Tendulkar. When Virat came, he respected Dhoni. When Rohit replaced Virat, he also gave him respect. So, now it’s up to Hardik Pandya how he wants to send these two great players off. It’s up to him now to put his foot down. And he has to bid them goodbye respectfully. They deserve this respect. I’m maybe putting pressure on Hardik Pandya through this but he needs to give that respect to Rohit and Kohli. He is in the team because of them. The kind of favours he has got in the team from them should be repaid. And they are legends of Indian cricket, so they should be given due respect before they are let go,” he added.