“I hope to witness him leading the T20 World Cup” – Gautam Gambhir is in favor of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continuing to play T20Is.

But Gautam Gambhir, the former cricketer for India, wants to see both of them play T20Is. The former opener stated that he preferred Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya as the team’s leader in the shortest format. Pandya has been in charge since the team’s defeat in the T20 World Cup in 2022. He went on to say that Viraat Kohli was the team’s obvious pick.

As the Indian cricket team gets ready for the T20 World Cup 2024, their attention will now be on the Twenty20 Internationals following their defeat in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final. Starting on Thursday, November 23, the first assignment will be a five-match Twenty20 International series against Australia. Notably, star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been included in the T20I team and have been rested for the forthcoming T20I series against Australia after India’s semi-final loss to England in the T20 World Cup 2022.

“Both of them ought to be chosen; they both must be chosen. What matters most to me is that I want Rohit Sharma to lead the T20 World Cup. Although Rohit should captain India in the World Cup, Hardik has been leading the T20Is.

Choose Rohit Sharma as a batsman as well, Gautam Gambhir advised Sportskeeda.

According to his batting and leadership during this ODI World Cup, Rohit is a fantastic leader. Rohit should be chosen as a captain who can bat if that is what you are doing, which is what you should do. Additionally, Virat ought to be a given,” he continued.

The top two run scorers in T20Is are Rohit and Kohli.

Notably, Rohit and Kohli are ranked first and second, respectively, in the list of the top run scorers in Twenty20 international matches. With a strike rate of 137.96 and an average of 52.73 from 107 innings in the shortest format, Kohli has amassed 4008 runs from 107 innings, including one hundred and thirty-seven fifties. In two T20 World Cups, he ended as the top run scorer (2014 and 2022).

However, Rohit has amassed 3853 runs from 140 innings with a strike rate of 139.24, an average of 31.32, 29 fifty-score runs, and a world record four hundred. With just 35 balls, the Indian captain also owns the record for the second-fastest century in the format.

In order to break their ten-year trophy drought, the Indian squad will be in dire need of the dynamic duo’s services during the 2018 World Cup, as their incredible numbers speak for themselves.