The T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in the USA and West Indies next year and some teams have already started scouting players for the grandest event of the T20I format. However, if we talk about the Indian team, they have so many options as there are multiple young players who have performed brilliantly in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
But the biggest question is whether the former Indian captain Virat Kohli will play in the World Cup or not. The addition of new faces to the team makes things difficult for the senior players to get a spot in the team. However, it’d be interesting to see if this happens with Kohli as well or note. On that note, we will take a look at 3 reasons why Kohli can still play in T20 World Cup 2024.
1. Fitness
It won’t be wrong to say that Kohli is one of the fittest cricketers in the world at the moment. His discipline and dedication towards his fitness are the biggest mantra of his success in the sport. There are many players who couldn’t play for long in their careers just because of their fitness. But Kohli has set a high standard for every youngster who aspires to become a cricketer. At the age of 34, he is still the fittest Indian cricketer and that is the biggest reason why he can play the T20 World Cup next year.
2. Experience
Kohli is the highest run-scorer for India in the T20I format as he has scored more than 4000 runs in 115 matches he has played so far in the shortest format for India that too at an average of 52.73. His 13-year-old experience in the T20I format is enough to get him a spot in the team for the T20 World Cup 2024.
3. Brilliant performance in IPL
The modern-day great is also the most successful batter in the history of IPL. His performance in the 16th edition of the league was also phenomenal as in 14 matches he scored 639 runs at an average of 53.25 which included 2 centuries as well. He is also the highest run-scorer in the league as well, scoring 7263 runs in 237 matches. His performance in IPL 2023 proves that he is in red-hot form in the T20 format currently.