Rohit Sharma has excused him from the white-ball format for India's trip to South Africa. However, he has been included in the Test squad.
There was intense speculations over whether Rohit would continue playing the shorter format of the game as he had reportedly informed being fine with him being dropped from T20s after last year's World Cup.
However, things could potentially change in the run up to the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Will Rohit Sharma lead India in the T20 World Cup?
According to Jagran News, Rohit will be the captain in T20 World Cup. This was discussed in the BCCI meeting held in Delhi on Thursday in the presence of the five selectors, head coach Rahul Dravid and three BCCI officials.
It is being reported that Rohit had requested that a decision on his captaincy for the T20 World Cup should be taken right there. BCCI may thus hand over the reigns for the T20 World Cup 2024 to Rohit.
'I expect and I presume that Rohit Sharma will continue as captain till T20 World Cup in 2024' - Sourav Ganguly
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was also asked about the matter of Rohit's captaincy. He said he expects the Mumbai batter to continue as captain until the T20 World Cup in 2024, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI).
I expect and I presume that Rohit Sharma will continue as captain till T20 World Cup in 2024: Sourav Ganguly pic.twitter.com/wlWmt6OJB8
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 1, 2023
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Will Virat Kohli play in the T20 World Cup?
According to the same news outlet, Virat Kohli will be dropped from the T20 squad.
The selectors prefer Shubman Gill and Yashashvi Jaiswal in the top order and believe that they are more suitable than the veteran T20 batsman. The BCCI will discuss the same with the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain.
What is Virat Kohli's record in T20? Who is India's top-scorer in T20Is?
Virat is India's leading run scorer in the T20 format and the only batsman to score over 4000 runs in the shortest format of the game with ana average of over 52 and a strike rate of 137.96. He is followed by Rohit who has 3853 runs in his kitty at an average of 31.32.
Indian batters with most runs in T20 cricket
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| V Kohli | 2010-2022 | 115 | 107 | 31 | 4008 | 122* | 52.73 | 2905 | 137.96 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 356 | 117 |
| RG Sharma | 2007-2022 | 148 | 140 | 17 | 3853 | 118 | 31.32 | 2767 | 139.24 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 348 | 182 |
| KL Rahul | 2016-2022 | 72 | 68 | 8 | 2265 | 110* | 37.75 | 1628 | 139.12 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 191 | 99 |
| SA Yadav | 2021-2023 | 56 | 53 | 10 | 1979 | 117 | 46.02 | 1147 | 172.53 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 180 | 112 |
| S Dhawan | 2011-2021 | 68 | 66 | 3 | 1759 | 92 | 27.92 | 1392 | 126.36 | - | 11 | 2 | 191 | 50 |
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