Ex-IND star turned IPL Coach offers perspective on Rohit and Virat's availability for T20 WC in 2024

India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not played in a Twenty20 International match since the T20 World Cup in 2022. The senior pair even pulled out of India's white-ball phase of the South African trip, just six months before the T20 World Cup 2024.

3 things you need to know

• Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma haven't played a T20I match for India since the semi-final defeat against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
• Kohli and Sharma are not in the T20 and ODI squad of Team India that will play South Africa
• Both are included in the Test squad that will tour South Africa

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Ashish Nehra on Kohli and Sharma's T20 WC saga

The senior duo's participation in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted jointly by the West Indies and the United States of America, has become a subject of doubt. However, to bring some clarity, former India cricketer and Gujarat Titans coach Ashish Nehra believes that if both Rohit and Kohli are fit, they would play in the T20 World Cup.

Speaking on Jio Cinema ahead of India's fourth T20I against Australia, Nehra stated that Rohit and Kohli's absence from the South Africa T20Is does not mean they will not play in the World Cup 2024.

"Somebody like Rohit Sharma. Somebody like Virat Kohli. If they are fit, we do not need to discuss their form. Definitely, they will be there in the Caribbean and USA," Nehra said while speaking on Jio Cinema.

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Ashish Nehra on who will captain India in T20s

The former India cricketer believes that Hardik Pandya's injury made things difficult for the selectors ahead of the series against South Africa. Nehra stated that things will become more difficult if Pandya is unable to return in January and only participates in the Indian Premier League 2024 ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.

"I don't know about captaincy, there is still time. It is a tricky one for the selectors also. Hardik Pandya also got injured and it will be interesting to see when he comes back into the Indian side. If Hardik Pandya plays straight in the IPL, it will be difficult for any selection committee," concluded Ashish Nehra.