India's final T20 assignment before the T20 World Cup is against Afghanistan and with the likes of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Ruturaj Gaikwad not available due to their respective injuries, the BCCI and the selectors decided to recall the senior duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after 14 months. The 16-man squad was probably the best option available to the selectors as it covers all areas from openers to the middle-order, the finishers, all-rounders, spinners and finally the pacers.
