Key Points
Challenge & opportunity: For Indias next-gen batters, South Africa T20I series is a chance to further strengthen their case for T20 World Cup..
Last week, when the squads for the tour of South Africa were announced, they had the opportunity to take that decision, but they decided to shoulder arms and let the moment pass by unutilised..
So, here they are, with a cup (not the one they are looking to get for over a decade) overflowing with young batting talent and an old guard that is refusing to fade away.. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two superstars of this era, who havent played a single T20I since Indias loss to England in the T20 World Cup semifinal last year, were once again not included in Indias T20I squad that would face South Africa in a three-match series starting tomorrow in Durban..
It may seem as clear an indication as possible that Rohit and Kohli are not part of the BCCIs plans for the T20 side that will represent India in the T20 World Cup in June-July next year..
In South Africa, they will be exposed to foreign conditions against a fairly strong home side who themselves are looking to finalise their own T20 World Cup personnel and plans..
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