No individual is bigger than the game and the decision has to be made purely on form. That’s where Rohit becomes important. His ODI World Cup form was stellar and that’s what India will need in the T20 World Cup — fearless, selfless batting that sets things up for the middle order. That’s why Rohit needs to give the BCCI some clarity. The fact that Rohit will not be captaining the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, which will precede the T20 World Cup by just a few days, isn’t bad for India either. It will mean Rohit can bat with a degree of freedom he hasn’t done in the IPL in the last few years.
