Former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik backed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after the openers failed to perform in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Virat Kohli has just scored five runs in three outoings including a first golden duck in the history of the tournament.
On the other hand, Rohit scored a half-century in the opener clash against Ireland and since then the Indian captain is failed to perform a double-digit score in the mega-event. Karthik said that you cannot expect batters to score more runs in USA pitches because the team itself managed to score 100 runs.
“Rohit just got a 50 in first match. How much can he score on these pitches? Team itself is only scoring 100. Don't worry about Virat Kohli. He will score when it matters,” Karthik told Cricbuzz.
Karthik believes that Kohli will start scoring runs in the upcoming matches of the World Cup. The star batter will be all guns blazing in the Caribbean.
“He is never not performed in the World Cup, and there is no doubt about this World Cup too. He will 100 per cent perform. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Virat Kohli will be there. We have qualified for the Super Eight. I promise you, he will be all guns blazing once we reach the Caribbean.”
Team India are the table toppers, the Rohit-led side has won all their three matches in the marquee event and have qualified for the Super-8. Team India will now face Canada for their last match before the playoffs. There are high chances that this clash will be washed out due to rain. The result of this match will not impact India's fortune in the ongoing tournament.
India will face Afghanistan for their first match of the Super 8 of the ongoing tournament which will take place at Kensington Oval in Barbados on June 20.
Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
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