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Virat Kohli (Source: (Twitter)
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Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)After India beat Bangladesh in the Test matches 2-0, they will play Sri Lanka next for ODIs and T20s. The senior players have been rested by the selectors, according to reports. Hardik Pandya will lead the side and Suryakumar Yadav will be the vice-captain.
In what came as a surprise to many, Virat Kohli has not been selected for the T20 leg of the Sri Lanka tour. The right-hand batter has been in prolific form in the T20 format. He has scored 296 runs in six matches at the T20 World Cup in Australia at an average of 98.66 and a strike rate of 136.40. He also slammed a 122 off 61 balls this year against Afghanistan which turned out to be his maiden century in the T20 format.
The youngsters have been given an opportunity - Rajkumar Sharma
There is still no clarity regarding his exclusion from the T20 squad. Since there is no official e-mail or any confirmation over the same, we don't know if he has been dropped, or if he himself asked for rest. I don't think it's right to say that he has been dropped," Speaking on the same, His childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma talked to India News Sports. India suffered a semi-final exit at the 20-20 World Cup against England in Australia.
"Virat Kohli might have been given rest as a lot of other senior players aren't in the T20 team either. The team management has rested these guys and given the youngsters an opportunity. I don't think they would replace players like them without having any conversations with them," Rajkumar added.
"There is no major T20 competition coming up, and there is still a lot of time left for the next World Cup. These guys were there for the Test matches in Bangladesh, and most of them are also available for the ODI series against Sri Lanka," he added. There have been reports earlier of Hardik Pandya taking the mantle of T20 captaincy from Rohit Sharma and India looking at a fresh approach to T20 cricket.