Rohit Sharma denies meeting with Rahul Dravid and selectors for T20 WC selection

With speculation spiralling on the composition of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup in June reports emerged that India skipper Rohit Sharma met head coach Rahul Dravid and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarakar to thrash out possible names but Rohit termed it as fake newsI havent met anyone Ajit is somewhere in Dubai playing golf Rahul bhai was in Mumbai to watch his kid play He got him to play on a red soil wicket at CCI Brabourne Stadium We havent met he clarifiedIn this day and age unless me Rahul or Ajit or someone from BCCI is talking in front of the camera everything is fakeWhen Gilchrist asked about two budding keeperbatters named Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik who are showing potential in the IPL the skipper also came up with a cheeky replyQuite impressed watching DK bat a couple of nights back and Dhoni as well came to play four balls made a huge impact that was the difference It will be hard to convince MS although he is coming to the US to do something else He is into golf now DK will be easier to convince I guess he laughed when asked whether they are being pursued for World Cup selectionLaying emphasis on IPL 2024s Impact Player rule Rohit said he feels it is hurting the countrys allrounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowessThe Impact Player Rule introduced in the 2023 season allows all IPL teams to substitute a player batter or bowler during their respective innings as per the demands of the match But it has raised eyebrows given that someone like Dube has only been used as a powerhitter by his franchise Chennai Super Kings He hasnt bowled his medium pacers despite being in contention for the seam bowling allrounders place in the India setup along with Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik PandyaI genuinely feel that it is going to hold back development of India allrounders Rohit didnt mince words while speaking to Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrists YouTube show Club Prairie FireRohit explained at length why for the sake of entertainment development of players shouldnt be forgottenAlso ReadIndias T20 World Cup squad DubeRinkuGill vs Jaiswal shootoutIndia save Pandya doesnt have a genuine seam bowling allrounder in contention for the T20 World Cup although Dubes name is being discussed for the finishers roleEventually cricket is played by 11 players not 12 players I am not a big fan of Impact Player you are taking out so much from the game just because of little bit of entertainment for people around he pointed outI can give you so many examples guys like Washington Sundar Shivam Dube are not getting to bowl For us Indian team it is not a good thing you know I dont know what you can do about it but I am not a fan of it frankly speaking he saidIt is entertaining because there are 12 players whoever the impact player is you can change a player later seeing how the game goes depending on how the pitch is behaving If you bat well dont lose wickets you can add another bowler you have 67 bowlers and you dont need an extra batter if teams are batting well upfront You hardly see a no7 or 8 coming in to bat he saidWith agency inputs