Cricket
Jaiswal explained why he should be among the top names on this Indian T20I team.

By Kajal Sharma - 25 Jan 2024 09:06 PM
Jaiswal demonstrated his indispensability and the reason he should be among the top names on this Indian T20I team with an incredible onslaught. To put it plainly, nobody in the nation can currently perform the tasks that Jaiswal performs. It isn't about 'going from ball one' or the blitzes.What could be more painful than witnessing a talented athlete or team struggle? As a Tiffosi (a Ferrari enthusiast), I find it unbearable to consider that since 2008, Ferrari has not produced a single championship driver. I know a lot of Manchester United supporters that have the same suffering.The similar suffering will be felt by supporters of Rohit Sharma. It has been a while since Rohit used his knock to make a point in the simplest possible way.
Whether in the Indian Premier League or in the international arena. The Mumbaikar used to like getting 100s in Twenty20 Internationals. That appears to be just a dream right now.After fourteen months, Rohit rejoined the T20I team. His previous Twenty20 international match before the first one, against Afghanistan, was the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final matchup with England. It was anticipated that he will repeat his main event performance if he had a strong showing in the ODI WC 2023. But in the Twenty20s, his luck hasn't altered at all.More specifically, the two T20Is have made his wound worse.
With a lot of openers in the mix and no international T20s until the 2024 World Cup in June, Rohit needed to have a strong series against the Afghans. He has only faced three balls in the two games, though, and has gone out for a duck in each of them. Alright! Talk about having bad luck come to you.Some people could argue that drawing conclusions from these two matches' evidence is harsh. It could be accurate to some extent because Rohit got run out in the first game due to Shubman Gill, his partner's mistake. Apart from these two matches, though, Rohit hasn't done anything to establish himself as India's starting opener of choice after the 2022 World Cup, surpassing the likes of Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, or Yashasvi Jaiswal.