'Don't be scared of...': Ex-England captain delivers shocking challenge to Ajit Agarkar, urges him to drop Virat Kohli from T20 World Cup squad

Former India captain Virat Kohli registered yet another century in T20 cricket during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 6 (Saturday). It was Kohli's eighth IPL ton and his ninth century in the shortest format of the game. Kohli has been in sensational form to begin the 2024 IPL season. The stylish batter has over 300 runs in just five matches with one century and two fifties.

Ahead of the IPL, the debates were raging around Kohli's place in India's T20 World Cup squad but Kohli has once reminded all his naysayers about his unparalleled potential.

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Michael Vaughan urges Agarkar to make the right call

Amidst Kohli's scintillating run with the bat, former England captain Michael Vaughan made a sensational statement and urged Team India chief selector Ajit Agarkar to not be 'sacred' when it comes to making the big decisions. Vaughan affirmed that if the selectors believe that India's T20 squad is better without Kohli and KL Rahul then they should prefer youngsters for the T20 World Cup.

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"What I'll say to Ajit Agarkar (is) don't be scared of being brave. If he ultimately believes that the Indian T20 team is better off without a Virat Kohli or a KL Rahul, that's how he should deliver the team," Vaughan told Cricbuzz.

"Don't be under pressure that you have to pick all the big names, because you know they haven't been winning trophies. And it might be that a fresher set of minds with no baggage of losing in November (2023 World Cup), no baggage of not doing great in the last T20 World Cup… maybe they need a fresh set of minds. He's probably got 30 names, that he can put in the bag, he'd pull out the bowlers, batters, spinners, and whoever he pulls out, they're going to be competitive," he added. said Vaughan further.

The stylish right-handed batter Kohli breached the 300-run mark in the 2024 IPL in just his fifth match while playing against RR on Saturday). Kohli now has 316 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 146.30 with the help of one century and two half-centuries. He is leading the race to win yet another Orange Cap. 

 

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