new Delhi: Former Indian captain Virat Kohli's childhood mentor Rajkumar Sharma believes that the team for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia this year (India Preparation For T20 World Cup 2022) India is not completely ready. Not only this, while giving warnings, he has also counted the shortcomings of the team. He said that unless your playing XI is completely clear, how can the team be ready. The team is still in experimental mode.
He said in a podcast done for Khelneeti, 'I don't think the team is fully prepared. There are still many things which need improvement. Our best team hasn't played a single match together. Sometimes a player got injured and sometimes someone was rested. Questioning the players being rested and fitness, he said, 'Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant were not playing. Bumrah was rested while Rohit Sharma himself has returned from injury.
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He further said, 'Ishan Kishan was fed when Pant was not playing. Once your best playing XI is out on the field, you will know what are the shortcomings. If seen, it is not yet decided who will open with Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul or Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma?
However, Rohit Sharma's fans may find this statement a bit strange, as India had a one-sided clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the T20 series after New Zealand, West Indies. After the defeat in the T20 World Cup, India defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the T20I series under Rohit's captaincy.
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After the defeat in South Africa, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team trounced the West Indies 3-0 in both the ODI and T20 series. This was followed by a 3-0 win in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Currently, India is busy preparing for the Mohali Test against Sri Lanka. This will also be Virat Kohli's 100th Test.