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Virat Kohli might get snubbed from the T20 World Cup squad and his selection hangs now on chief selector Ajit Agarkarrsquos decision says a reportAccording to The Telegraph the national selectors and the team management are ready to take some harsh decisions ahead of the tournament The BCCI doesnrsquot want to get involved in this and has left it to the selection committee and the team management to take a call ldquoIt remains a very delicate matter and not many are willing to get involvedrdquo the report statedKohli played his last T20I series against Afghanistan in January where he scored 29 amp 0 in two matches It is understood that Agarkar had a chat with Virat before the series regarding the change in the T20I approach that Virat implemented in the T20I series against AfghansAjit Agarkar PicSatej ShindeThe West Indiesrsquos slow wickets are also seen to be an unsuitable surface for him Nothing has been suggested regarding a change in plans despite the selectorsrsquo prolonged flirting with the subjectIPL performance will countWith selection hanging on Agarkar Virat will have to perform exceedingly well in the upcoming Indian Premier League It will once more be up to Agarkar to take up the cause and persuade Kohli that he needs to create room for the next generationBCCI secretary Jay Shah had confirmed Rohit as captain for the World Cup during the Rajkot Test but remained silent on Kohli ldquoWe will discuss Viratrsquos role in due courserdquo Shah saidIt is believed that younger players like Shivam Dube Rinku Singh Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav are better equipped to lead the team It is also anticipated that Hardik Pandya who has been out since the middle of the October ODI World Cup will return to action A few days before the final Test in Dharamsala Rinku joined team India players for a photo shoot for the T20 World Cup Rinku has had an incredible performance in the 15 T20 internationals with a strikerate of 17623KL to be wicketkeeperAlthough the wicketkeeperrsquos position is still up for debate it is understood that the selectors have shortlisted the individuals Although his fitness is still an issue KL Rahul appears to be the best optionAnother player who has gained attention is Dhruv Jurel who will be keenly monitored during the Indian Premier League after making an encouraging debut in the Test series against EnglandIndia had played well winning 41 at home in the T20I series against Australia in November under Suryarsquos captaincy After the first game washed out the threematch series in South Africa was tied 11The provisional squads for the T20 World Cup have to be sent to the ICC by the first week of May India have been kept in Group A alongside Pakistan USA and Canada India will start their campaign against Canada on June 55175Virat Kohlirsquos career average in T20Is5325Virat Kohlirsquos average in IPL 2023296Virat Kohli was the highest runscorer in the 2022 T20 World Cup in AustraliaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever