As Virat Kohli is no longer the captain of the Indian team in the shortest format and Rohit Sharma named captain, Saba Karim shared his opinion regarding this development while speaking on Khelneeti’s YouTube channel on Tuesday as well.

He said: “T20 World Cup 2021: “I don’t think selecting Rohit Sharma as captain will take Indian cricket backwards. It has to be known what the motive behind choosing someone as captain is. If India think they can win the next two World Cups with Rohit as captain, they should go ahead with it.”

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However, along with Kohli, the ongoing T20 World Cup was the end of Ravi Shastri’s coaching tenure as well. And, former India batsman Rahul Dravid has replaced him as Team India head coach. Meanwhile, Saba Karim also believed apart from Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul too would have been a good choice for the post after Virat Kohli. While Rohit Sharma has been leading the Mumbai Indians for quite some time now in the Indian Premier League and won five titles, Rahul has also showcased his leadership skill in the cash-rich league while leading the Punjab Kings.

Saba Karim said: “I think the choice should be very simple. Right now, you have two contenders, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. The BCCI should think about how these players would perform as batsmen after being named captain. KL Rahul has been doing well as captain and batsman for Punjab. Rohit Sharma has also been doing the same for several years now with Mumbai Indians.”

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However, Team India has been out of the ongoing mega event. They have started their campaign with two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand. But, they bounced back and won the last three games but that was not enough for them to qualify for the semi-finals as well. The next edition of the ICC tournament is scheduled to take place in Australia next year.