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In a few days, Team India's mission T20 World Cup 2024 will begin. Preparations for this have also been started. The Indian team will start its tour by playing a match against Ireland from June 5. However, before this, there will also be a chance to play a warm-up match against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, this T20 World Cup will be no less than a challenge for Indian captain Rohit Sharma. He has to take some big decisions before June 5.
Team India's first match is against Ireland on 5 June
Before the Indian cricket team plays its first match of this year's World Cup against Ireland on June 5, Rohit Sharma will have to decide who will be India's opening pair. Actually, only two openers have been selected in the 15-member team. Captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. But for some time now, there have been reports that Virat Kohli can also start the innings.
Criticism of Kohli's strike rate
Virat Kohli plays at number three for Team India, but for some time now he has been an opener in the IPL. This year too he opened for RCB and scored a lot of runs. Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in this year's IPL. Although his strike rate has been criticized, his aggressive batting in this IPL has shut the mouths of his critics. That is, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can be seen opening the innings. This will mean that Yashasvi Jaiswal will not get a place in the playing XI and Suryakumar Yadav will be able to bat at number three.
Can Kohli and Jaiswal open?
Meanwhile, some veteran players are also saying that Yashasvi Jaiswal should open with Virat Kohli, on one hand this will give India a fast start, on the other hand, according to the situation, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav can also bat at number three and get four. However, this seems very unlikely. If Virat Kohli opens then Jaiswal will be eliminated. If Jaiswal and Rohit open then Kohli will come to bat at number three and Suryakumar Yadav at number four.
First match against Ireland
India's first match is against a team that is considered a little weak, meaning it won't be too difficult to defeat them. In such a situation, some experiments can be done in this match, but the second match will be very tough, when India and Pakistan teams will face each other on June 9. In this match, even a small mistake can prove costly, so the Indian team and captain Rohit Sharma as well as head coach Rahul Dravid will have a chance to find a winning combination in the first match itself.