You must see this video of Rahul Dravid’s abrupt response to the question of “Virat Kohli’s Position in the T20I Team”
Although India has played two T20I bilateral series since the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli has not participated.
India has played two T20I bilateral series since the 2022 T20 World Cup, however Virat Kohli has yet to appear for the side in a Twenty20 International. With a total of 296 runs in six games, Kohli led the 2022 T20 World Cup in scoring. In four of the matches, he reached the half-century mark. His future in the T20I squad is in doubt due to his prolonged absence. In the press conference before the third One-Day International between India and New Zealand, the subject was asked once again. Rahul Dravid, head coach of the Indian national team, attended the news conference. See Rahul Dravid cut off the interviewer and give a direct answer to the question of where Virat Kohli stands in the T20I squad. After the 2022 T20 World Cup, India only played two T20I bilateral series without Virat Kohli. Desk, NDTV Sports Time of last revision: 8:01 AM, January 24, 2023 IST Two-Minute Reading Time
The reporter asks Rahul Dravid about Virat Kohli’s place in the Twenty20 squad, and Dravid cuts him off and gives a direct answer.
Pictured here with Rahul Dravid are Indian cricket superstars Virat Kohli, AFP
India has played two T20I bilateral series since the 2022 T20 World Cup, however Virat Kohli has yet to appear for the side in a Twenty20 International. With a total of 296 runs in six games, Kohli led the 2022 T20 World Cup in scoring. In four of the matches, he reached the half-century mark. His future in the T20I squad is in doubt due to his prolonged absence. In the press conference before the third One-Day International between India and New Zealand, the subject was asked once again. Rahul Dravid, head coach of the Indian national team, attended the news conference.
A journalist started to say, “Until last year, Virat’s position in the T20I team was in question…” but Dravid cut him off midway through, saying, “Not by us sir. Absolutely not, never ever by us!
Dravid responded to a question about why Kohli wasn’t playing in the T20Is despite being chosen to the ICC’s T20I squad of the year (2022) by saying, “There are certain priority we need to give to different white-ball events at particular points of time.” Due to our heavy cricket schedule, we have a chance to qualify for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the World Test Championship, and these upcoming matches are crucial from a qualification standpoint. After the Twenty20 World Cup, these six matches became the top priority because of the limited amount of time available for white-ball events.
To wit: “Virat, as you can see, has participated in all six games. In the next week, as we play T20 Internationals, he will get a break, along with Rohit and maybe one or two more men. We enjoy a productive week of camp before our match against Australia, and they return on the second feeling refreshed. To put it simply, priorities change. Some file types are more important than others.
India’s next encounter is Tuesday against New Zealand in the third and final one-day international of the series. The team captained by Rohit Sharma is currently up 2-0 and enjoys a commanding position in the series.
