T20 World Cup: Time running out for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Do India need to press the panic button?
Hindustan TimesUntil the start of this month, in five T20 World Cups dating back to 2012, Virat Kohli hadn’t gone more than two innings in a row without a half-century. India's openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during ICC T20 World Cup 2024 In his last T20 International before this World Cup, Rohit Sharma celebrated his comeback to the 20-over format after 14 months with an unprecedented fifth hundred, against Afghanistan in Bengaluru in January. In what is likely their final T20 World Cup, Rohit and Kohli were united at the top of the batting order for more than one reason. Rohit is one of the most destructive white-ball openers in the sport’s history, Kohli commanded a place as his partner with more than 700 spectacular runs in the IPL season gone by.