File photo of Virat Kohli© BCCI
Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan picked Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli in his top 3 for the national team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. There has been a lot of speculation about the opening partnership in the competition but Pathan believes captain Rohit should open with Jaiswal, who scored a brilliant century for Rajasthan Royals in their win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 match on Monday. Pathan picked Kohli at No. 3 and said his strike rate in T20Is is better than former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle and his skills cannot be questioned.
“Now that World Cup is coming around. My top 3 for Team India. 1) Rohit Sharma (in form as well as captain) 2) Yashasvi Jaiswal (has been saying that he should be in the team even before 100 runs because he is good for Team India before IPL) Were performing) 3) Virat Kohli. (There should be no question about his place or strike rate. His strike rate in T20Is is 138 + Chris Gayle + 51 is better than average. His IPL strike rate this season is 150),” Pathan said on social media platform X. Posted by (formerly known as Twitter).
Now that the World Cup is approaching. My top 3 for Team India.
1) Rohit Sharma (in form and also captain)
2) Yashasvi Jaiswal (saying that he should be there before he turns 100 because he was performing well for Team India before the IPL)
3)Virat Kohli. (Should not happen…
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 23 April 2024
Meanwhile, Pathan was highly critical of MI captain Hardik Pandya after the defeat against RR.
“Mumbai Indians is still a very good team on paper, but it is being managed very poorly. Especially, if Hardik Pandya is not in form as a leader, he will be a weak link for his own team. Will become. What I am most concerned about is that he is making an impact.” His own hitting ability is a matter of concern – even for the Indian team, it seems as if he is looking for easy ways to get back into form and wants to put himself in a comfortable position for his team and Be able to win the respect of peers,” Pathan said in a video.
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