Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri said Indian senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already proven themselves and now its the time for them to give chances to the high performing young players in T20s, Shastri said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should focus on ODI and Test cricket for future championships, If Virat and Rohit do not rule themselves out of T20, then it is up to form what kind of form they are, players can be in form and players form can disappear.
Ravi Shastri wants India to move on from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for T20Is
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“Players like Rohit, Virat Kohli, they are proven, you know what they are all about. I would go in that [good performers in the IPL] direction so that they get the opportunities, they get the exposure, whilst you keep the Virats and the Rohit’s fresh for one-day cricket and Test cricket.”
“Your focus there with that kind of experience should move to Test cricket, red-ball cricket for the future World Test Championship, and they stay fresh [so that] there is not too much of cricket where there is an overkill.”
“Virat and Rohit are right where Sachin, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav and Laxman were. So, you know there is a template before you. If Virat and Rohit do not rule themselves out of T20, then it is up to form, one year is a long time. You will pick the best guys at that time, and then of course experience will also count, fitness will count.”
“The youngsters will break the door down, the way they are playing with that kind of self-confidence and authority. The very first T20 series that comes up now, just play these people, expose these guys.”
Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo’s Runorder show, when asked about how soon players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma and Tilak Varma should get a promotion.