‘Kuch bhi likh rahe hai’ – Fans react as Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul set to lead India in T20Is and ODIs respectively against South Africa

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are set to lead India in T20Is and ODIs respectively against South Africa. For the first time in more than a year, Rohit is set to play in T20Is. Given the injury of Hardik Pandya, the Indian management and selectors have decided to hand over the captaincy of T20Is to Rohit. Reports claim that Rohit might be asked to lead India in the T20 World Cup as well.

After the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022, senior players like Rohit, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and others were not picked for the T20 squad. During the period, India tried many youngsters in the playing XI like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh and others. Many of them have established themselves in the Indian squad by giving consistent performances.

But given the injury of Hardik, India is forced to give the leadership to someone experienced. Rohit seemed to be the perfect fit. Rahul Dravid will be continuing as the Indian head coach till the end of the T20 World Cup 2024. It would make sense for Rohit to be leading India in the shorter format, as the combination of his with Dravid has proven good for the Indian team.

KL Rahul to lead India in ODIs

As Rohit is set to make his comeback in the T20I side, KL Rahul is set to make a comeback as the captain in ODIs. Rahul was the vice-captain of India in the ODI World Cup 2023 after the injury of Hardik. In his absence, Rahul is set to lead India in the ODI series against South Africa. The reports suggest that Rahul might be leading India for a long time in ODIs shortly.

Rahul returned to the Indian side following his long injury. Just before the Asia Cup 2023, both Rahul and Shreyas Iyer became fit and made themselves available for the selections. In the ODI World Cup 2023, both of them played very well till the final. Giving the captaincy to Rahul is not a bad decision.

Here’s how the fans reacted to the news –

Nice. Mission 2024 begins.

— Vikramaditya Jain (@quirky_vk) November 30, 2023

Iska writer kaun hai? Devendra pandey the failed cricketer? Kya kuch bhi like raha hai board ko apna kaam karen de

— Changing India (@changing_india_) November 30, 2023

Why Rohit is not leading in ODI!?

— CONTEXTUAL MEME (@Contextual_Meme) November 30, 2023

Congratulations this pair continue pic.twitter.com/evLXN3SxFp

— Indian sport action (@sportszone_17) November 30, 2023

Kl Rahul will win this series

— Aslam Khan (@jasmy_20k) November 30, 2023

That’s interesting news! Rohit Sharma leading the T20I team and KL Rahul captaining the ODI team for India in South Africa. It will be exciting to see how they perform in their respective roles.

— BaلQeeS⚽ (@RashSports) November 30, 2023

Happy that he’s captaining T20i atleast ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rnwKjZBMbh

— TarunKumar (@mr__btk) November 30, 2023

Why not new face in T20? Why we are not giving chance to youngsters

— Indian Stats & Index (@statsfeed_india) November 30, 2023

Chalo Matlab early exit pakki hai #T20WorldCup2024 me.. We are not going for young options..

— Ishan Joshi (@ishanjoshii) November 30, 2023

He should have been sacked

— ™ (@Itzshreyas07) November 30, 2023