After Virat Kohli quit the captaincy of the T20 team, Rohit was appointed as the captain.
New Delhi, Former fast bowler Ajit Agarkar believes that the biggest challenge for India’s new white-ball captain Rohit Sharma is the T20 and ODI World Cup to be held in the next 24 months. Cup) to stay fit. After Virat Kohli quit the captaincy of the T20 team, Rohit was appointed as the captain. Later, after removing Kohli from the captaincy of ODIs, this responsibility was handed over to Rohit.
Agarkar told ‘Star Sports’, “I think it is a good thing to have a captain for the white-ball format and now Rohit has this responsibility. The T20 World Cup will be held in Australia later this year while the ODI will be held next year. Agarkar feels that the captain should be present with the team and believes the same has worked for former captains Kohli and MS Dhoni.
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Agarkar said, “So the challenge for Rohit Sharma – in my opinion – is to stay fit and play in every tournament from now till the World Cup in white ball cricket because you want a captain with the team – This was the strength of Virat Kohli and before him MS Dhoni too, he was rarely out of the match and both were fit. ,
Rohit did not play the Test series against South Africa due to a hamstring injury. He was then forced to pull out of the ODI against South Africa as he could not achieve full fitness before the selection committee announced the squad.
The hamstring problem has been a recurring issue, which has led to him being ruled out of the first two Tests on the tour of Australia in 2020-21 and the white-ball phase as well. However, now Rohit will captain the team in the series against West Indies, which begins with the ODIs in Ahmedabad from February 6.(Agency)