T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit, Kohli in focus as India look to end title drought

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Skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will look to end India's global title drought as the star duo step out for what is likely to be their final World Cup appearance.

Rohit, 37, and Kohli, 35, have long been the twin torchbearers for the hopes of their cricket-mad nation, which last saw a major title triumph in the 2013 Champions Trophy.

India made the final of last year's ODI World Cup at home but lost to Australia in front of a crestfallen packed house at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

The T20 World Cup, starting June 1 in the West Indies and United States, may be the last chance both men have to hoist a trophy from one of the showpiece white-ball tournaments.

"Rohit Sharma knows he isn't going to play for too long now. Just two to three years more. Same with Virat Kohli," former India batsman Mohammad Kaif said on Star Sports.

"So this is the last chance for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

"They lost the World Cup final in Ahmedabad. They played as if they had the cup snatched away from them. Hearts were broken and fans were devastated."

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