Virat Kohli’s absence will not be felt in T20, this 22-year-old player’s place is fixed at number-3, he hits long sixes

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|05-07-2024

Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the Indian T20 team. In the final match played against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli played the role of a one-man army for the Indian team. He scored a brilliant half-century.

However, now after his retirement, the biggest question is which batsman will replace him in T-20? This question is arising in everyone's mind. But we are going to tell you about a player who will replace Virat at number 3 in the Indian team in the future. This player is also known for his explosive batting.

The journey of 14 years has come to an end

  • Virat started his T20 career against Zimbabwe at Harare Cricket Ground in 2010.
    After almost 14 years, Virat has distanced himself from the T20 format.
  • He has won many matches for India in his T20 career. Virat often used to act as a troubleshooter for the Indian team.
  • In such a situation, which batsman will get a place in the Indian team in his place? This is a big question. However, there is a rising star in the Indian team, who will not let the absence of Kohli be felt.

This batsman can get the responsibility

  • We are talking about Team India's emerging left-handed batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who can be included in place of Virat.
  • 22-year-old Jaiswal has performed brilliantly in his 1-year international career so far.
    Although he is counted as an opening batsman, he can bat at number 3 in the T20 format in place of Virat.
  • Jaiswal was made a part of the T20 World Cup 2024. But he did not get a chance in the playing eleven. Jaiswal also scored 435 runs in 15 matches in IPL 2024.

do explosive batting

  • Jaiswal has so far scored 1028 runs in 9 Test matches for India.
    He proved that he is a big match player by scoring two double centuries in the five-match T20 series against England.
  • So far, Jaiswal has scored 502 runs in 17 T20 matches with a strike rate of 161.94.
He proved that he is a big match player by scoring two double centuries in the five-match T20 series against England.
  • So far, Jaiswal has scored 502 runs in 17 T20 matches with a strike rate of 161.94.
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