'Thought India moved on from Rohit, Virat': Deep Dasgupta

Deep Dasgupta

Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta was surprised at the selection for Afghanistan T20Is, indicating that he believed the team had transitioned beyond the Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after consecutive failures in the 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cups.

"I thought that the team have moved on in the T20I format. I am a little surprised. But the way that Rohit Sharma has played in the 50 over World Cup was great. The main criticism with the senior India players was the lack of intent in the T20 format," Dasgupta said to Star Sports.

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The 46-year-old, while questioning the decision, highlighted the importance of Kohli's experience on the challenging West Indies pitches. "Obviously we saw that with Rohit and with Virat we have to keep in mind what will be the pitches that we might get in West Indies. Are we expecting 180-200 pitches or something around 160s?" he added.

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