The intensity of competition in Indian cricket is such that even a stalwart’s place can be questioned. A similar thing happened with Virat Kohli as doubts were raised around his sub-par strike rate during the IPL which were duly addressed by Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar in a press conference.

Graeme Swann has backed India opener Rohit Sharma to perform at his best in the T20 World Cup claiming that the opener will score a century in the tournament. Swann also added that Rohit’s form shouldn’t be a concern for the Indian team and he is the right man to lead the national side.

Ricky Ponting is of the opinion that the Indian team can use Rishabh Pant as a floater in the T20I World Cup this year as he can play according to the situation. Ponting also added that Pant will be very dangerous on fast and bouncy pitches in Australia where the tournament is scheduled.

Virat Kohli has revealed that he wants to win Asia Cup and T20 World Cup this year with Team India, and this ambition is his biggest motivation at present. Kohli stepped down from T20 captaincy after the last T20 World Cup last and was then removed from ODI captaincy before he gave up on Tests.