Opener Shikhar Dhawan is set to lead India for the first time in the ODI and T20I series in Sri Lanka starting with the 50-over game in Colombo on July 18. 
However, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar cautioned the left-hander about stiff competition from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to open the innings in the T20 World Cup scheduled to begin in the United Arab Emirates on October 17.

Worry for Dhawan?

“Shikhar will have to get runs, if he wants to get that spot back in T20 cricket. There is so much fire power later on in the batting that Rahul has been opening in white-ball cricket. Virat Kohli also wants to open, which I don’t somehow see at this point with Rohit and Rahul both available. That makes Shikhar’s spot even more worrisome. Even if India win the series 6-0 [in Lanka] in the white-ball cricket, as far as the batting is concerned, it is the runs that will matter [for Dhawan],” Agarkar said during a virtual media interaction on Tuesday.