India are entering a new phase in T20Is after the retirements of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Since winning the T20 World Cup 2024, the team has performed strongly in the shortest format and now looks to carry that momentum into the Asia Cup.
India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on September 14 in their next Asia Cup match. Former India batter Atul Wassan feels that the team has moved past the Kohli-Rohit era, and under Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership, the current squad is strong enough to defeat Pakistan.
‘I will not miss Rohit and Virat because then I will start missing Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev also. The king is dead, long live the king. Things move, new superstars come in” he said
‘This embarrassment of riches, and I feel sorry for the selectors because to keep everyone in the mix, because who’s to drop and who’s to pick,’ Wassan said in a chat with CNN-News18.
Former spinner Piyush Chawla praised the depth of the current Indian team, pointing out that even their top T20I wicket-taker, Arshdeep Singh, was left out of the playing XI in the previous match against the UAE.
‘If you look at the current Indian team, the amount of games that they have won post the Rohit and Kohli era in T20 cricket, they are doing a wonderful job. Somebody like Arshdeep is not getting a chance in the playing XI, being in the top five of world T20 bowlers. I think this team looks really set, and you always miss these kinds of players,’ Chawla said.