Former Pakistan star slams critics questioning Virat Kohli’s place in Indian team for T20 World Cup

As per reports published in some sections of media, Indian selectors are considering snubbing of star batsman Virat Kohli from India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in the West Indies and the USA.

Responding to the development, former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan has slammed the critics questioning Kohli’s place in the Indian team for the upcoming marquee event.

“Kohli won the matches in recent times. It’s not fair to raise questions on his place. Those questioning Virat Kohli’s place in the T20 World Cup belong in gully cricket. I don’t have any second thoughts about it, you can’t make your team without Virat Kohli because he is a very big batter,” said Irfan during a recent interaction.

“We all saw what he did in the ODI World Cup last year, Virat Kohli won 3-4 matches in the World Cup for India on his own. If Kohli didn’t step up on that occasion, India would have lost 3-4 matches including group-stage matches against Australia and New Zealand where India lost early wickets. He finished the match on his own,” he added.

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Notably, former India captain Kohli had been out of the T20 setup for more than 14 months, before returning earlier this year for the series against Afghanistan.