Deep Dasgupta has stated that it's unlikely that India will field Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav together in the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, talking about India's upcoming series against Sri Lanka, VVS Laxman stated that he would like to play Sanju Samson ahead of Ishan Kishan.

Aakash Chopra reckons that the no.4 position in the Indian line-up can see a good competition between Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav, though he would back Iyer given his experience. He added that it's a lovely dilemma to have and will come down to the current form of the batters.

Cricket expert Sunil Gavaskar has urged people not to jump the gun and wait for a few months as he reckons that India deserves, at least a chance, to host the event if everything turns out fine. He cited the example of Australia and how they hosted India despite active COVID cases in the country.

After it was made clear that AB de Villiers won't come out of his retirement, Mark Boucher revealed that AB did so because he didn't want to come ahead of players who are already part of the system. De Villiers announced his retirement in 2018, and CSA, on Monday, confirmed that it won't change.