After completing the T20 series against West Indies, India will be squaring up against Sri Lanka for a three-match T20 international series. Rohit Sharma is expected to lead the Indian team in that series as well. The Squad hasn’t been announced yet. It could well be announced after witnessing the performances of the players in the upcoming T20 series against West Indies.
In the last few years, Shikhar Dhawan hasn’t performed brilliantly in the Indian Premier League while playing for Delhi Capitals. However, despite his heroics, the Indian management has consistently ignored him in the shortest format of the game.
He wasn’t included in India’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He was neither part of India’s T20 squad against New Zealand, nor he is part of the squad for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies.
The rise of the players like Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad has made it harder for Shikhar Dhawan to make his comeback in T20 cricket. There could be a chance that he takes retirement from T20 internationals after the series against Sri Lanka.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was part of India’s squad in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. In his first game against Pakistan, he looked toothless. There is no denying that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has lost a bit of pace and doesn’t swing the ball a lot either. It is safe to say that he is well past his prime.
However, the team management has put faith in his abilities and gave him one more chance against West Indies. If he fails to perform, then there could be a chance that he might not play for India in T20 internationals ever again. He could even take retirement from the shortest format after the series against Sri Lanka.
Ishant Sharma played his last T20 international on 10th October in 2013 against Australia. In his T20 international career, he has only managed to play 14 matches, picking 8 wickets at an average of 50.00. The 33-year old failed to find a buyer in the recently concluded IPL 2022 Mega Auctions. He was part of the Delhi Capitals last year but couldn’t play a game.
Ishant Sharma’s international cricket career, perhaps, is all but over. After going unsold in the auctions, he must have realized that there is perhaps no chance of him making a comeback in the shortest format. He hasn’t yet formally announced his retirement from T20 cricket but could do that after the series against Sri Lanka.
However, the team management has put faith in his abilities and gave him one more chance against West Indies. If he fails to perform, then there could be a chance that he might not play for India in T20 internationals ever again. He could even take retirement from the shortest format after the series against Sri Lanka.
The Indian team management is keen to give chances to youngsters and groom them, considering the fact that numerous ICC events are scheduled in the new few years. A lot of senior players will be under the scanner as well. Chances are high that some of them might take retirement from T20 cricket after the series against Sri Lanka. In this article, we have mentioned three of them.
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