Dinesh Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin’s T20I careers will come to an end after the T20 World Cup. The selectors’ message is very clear. Karthik and Ashwin, who served as Team India’s band-aid solutions, will no longer be taken into consideration for T20s. The chairman of the selection committee, Chetan Sharma, stated that the reason for both players’ exclusion from the New Zealand tour was workload management. But as India starts to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024, it looks like this will be their final T20I match.
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There is a cycle. Karthik and Ashwin have both performed admirably for India. But we must continue. The World Cup in 2024 must be kept in mind, and Karthik and Ashwin are not getting any younger. We must also recognize the many young players who are rising through IPL and domestic cricket. In Tests, Ashwin will continue to play a significant role. It’s a little challenging to keep Karthik on because he only plays one format, a top BCCI official told InsideSport.
Despite Chetan Sharma’s desire to keep the transition plan a secret, his comments exposed more than was necessary. Karthik, according to him, was resting to manage his workload.
“We must choose who to rest or not because the World Cup will end in a few days. Karthik is available to us and has been performing. But this time, after the World Cup, we just considered attempting a different group of players, said Chairman of Selectors Sharma in a virtual interview with reporters on Monday.
Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, and Hardik Pandya would be developed as designated finishers, according to PTI. Rahul, who is currently not the finest T20 opener, may soon be gradually phased out of the shortest format as a result of Shubman Gill’s entrance. The new strategy will call for new faces without any obvious baggage.
Regarding Ashwin, he already knew that his participation in the T20s was not anticipated. However, Ashwin was only included in the T20s after Rohit Sharma insisted on it. Ashwin abruptly made a comeback in the T20 World Cup last year as a result. He was once more benched for eight months, but before the Asia Cup, he was reinstated. However, this will be his last destination.
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As Washington has been dealing with injuries, Ashwin was a stopgap measure. But Washi will be preferred in T20s. Additionally, we must keep in mind that Ashwin will play a part in our home World Cup the following year. We cannot ask him to play all three forms because he is 36, the official remarked.
