Rohit, Kohli's Replacements Found For 2026 WC; RCB Great Names Gill Among 4 Probables

Rohit Sharma with Virat Kohli [X]

Former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Dinesh Karthik has proposed four names as potential replacements for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. 

After India's triumphant T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, Kohli and Rohit retired from the shortest format. However, they have clarified that they will be active in the other two formats of the game. 

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DK names Gill among 4 probable replacements for Kohli, Rohit

Speaking to Cricbuzz, Karthik reckoned that replacing the legendary batters would be extremely difficult, considering their incredible performance for the team. 

“First of all, they (Rohit and Kohli) are very hard to replace, but in the XI, I do think there are four choices at the moment," Karthik said. 

However, the former keeper-batter named Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Shubman Gill as strong candidates to replace the iconic duo. He also opined that Yashasvi Jaiswal should be in India's starting T20I XI. 

"There’s Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Shubman Gill. I think Yashasvi Jaiswal will definitely be starting in the XI in T20I cricket," he added. 

Despite bidding adieu to T20Is, Rohit and Kohli will continue to represent India in the longer formats. They have been included in the recently announced ODI squad that will travel to Sri Lanka for a three-match series next month. 

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