T20 World Cup 2024: Should Virat Kohli Be Dropped From India’s Playing 11 vs Canada?

Team India has already secured their place in the Super 8 stage after defeating USA, and they will play their final group stage match against Canada on Saturday, June 15.

Virat Kohli’s poor form in the T20 World Cup has been a concern, with only 5 runs to his name in three matches, including a ‘golden duck’ as an opener.

Since IND vs CAN T20 WC match on Saturday (June 15) is a dead-rubber and does not impact India’s position in the tournament, the Indian management may consider giving opportunities to new faces in the playing 11.

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Replacing Virat Kohli with Yashasvi Jaiswal as an opener in India’s 11 against Canada could provide the team with a right-hand and left-hand batting combination, compelling bowlers to adjust their strategies.

Yashasvi Jaiswal boasts a strike rate of 161.93 as an opener in T20Is, showcasing his ability to score quickly at the top of the order.

With both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma struggling as openers, having two out-of-form players at the top can be detrimental to the team’s performance. Moving Jaiswal to the opening position and returning Kohli to his usual number three spot might necessitate changes further down the batting order and could also lead to a reduction in bowling options for the team management.

Though Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batters of this generation, including Yashasvi Jaiswal in the playing XI to replace him as an opener presents an opportunity to give a young rising talent a chance. This unbiased cricketing decision should at least be considered by the team management.

India squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal.