Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, India will win the T20 World Cup 2024: Jay Shah

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that Rohit Sharma will be captaining India at the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and even claimed that the team will lift the trophy at Barbados under the opener's stewardship.

The BCCI secretary confirmed the news during the unveiling of the Niranjan Shah Stadium on February 14, Wednesday ahead of the Rajkot Test between India and England.

"We may have lost the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. But we won hearts there by winning 10 matches in a row. I am confident that India will lift the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy at Barbados," Jay Shah said.

During Rohit's absence from the T20I side, Hardik Pandya was the one leading the Indian team in the shortest format of the game. The all-rounder replaced Rohit as the skipper of the Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2024 campaign.

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would create speculation that Hardik would be the one leading India in the World Cup in West Indies and the USA as he has led India in 11 matches so far. Suryakumar Yadav has also donned the captaincy hat in 8 matches.

However, Hardik hasn't played a game after sustaining an injury during the ODI World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh in Pune.

Rohit had captained India bravely in the ODI World Cup 2023 last year and led from the front as the team marched into the final of the tournament, winning all of the round-robin matches. The Indian skipper was particularly aggressive with his batting and provided India with the ideal start in the powerplay overs.

The Indian captain finished as the second-highest run-getter in the tournament with 597 runs. However, India would fall in the final hurdle against Australia, to the disappointment of the fans.