New Delhi: Rohit Sharma, the captain of India in all competitions, hasn't participated in a single T20 International match since the 2022 T20 World Cup's conclusion.
Questions about the absence of players like Rohit, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, etc. from the shortest format have grown as a result of the Indian team's struggles in the T20Is against the West Indies.
Rohit broke his silence regarding his T20I absence and acknowledged that it is "not possible" for some players to play in all formats, particularly in light of this year's ODI World Cup.
"At the moment I think it was made clear in the past that it's a 50-over World Cup year for us. And for some of the guys, it's not possible to play all formats. If you look at the schedule, there were back-to-back matches, so we decided on just looking at some players' workload that we wanted to make sure that they get enough break time and manage them. I definitely fall in that (category) as well," Rohit said at an event in the United States of America, as per reports.
For a while now, "workload management" has been a hot topic of debate in the Indian cricket community.
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The ODI World Cup plans of the team depend on the fitness of key players like Rohit, Kohli, Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, etc., so the selectors have been keeping the seniors out of the T20I squads.
Hardik Pandya has been leading the Indian team in the shortest format in Rohit's absence.
Many former Indian cricket players believe that Hardik could be given the full-time T20I captaincy of India following the conclusion of the ODI World Cup this year.
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