Indian team’s experienced and young brigade ready to perform strongly in the World Cup
When Rohit Sharma scored a half-century in South Africa in 2007 at the age of twenty, it was known that there was no dearth of talent in this player. The average age of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup that year was 26 years and they changed the meaning of cricket by winning its title. Before this World Cup, the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) was reluctant to adopt this format, but the T20 World Cup title laid the foundation for the beginning of the Indian Premier League.
After 15 years of the opening season of the T20 World Cup, the Indian team has once again reached Australia with the aim of becoming world champions in the shortest international format of the game. This time, however, the team is headed by Rohit and its average age is more than 30 years. Details of 15 players of the Indian team Rohit Sharma (Captain): Rohit, who has won five Indian Premier League titles, has led the team to great success in the national level bilateral series.
He has been a prolific batsman at the top of the order and has no answer in playing big shots in an artistic manner. Lokesh Rahul (Vice Captain): One of the most artistic players in contemporary times but the weakest link in India’s top order. Head coach Rahul Dravid’s favorite Lokesh Rahul has often struggled with his strike-rate. He has all the shots in this game but his bat has been mostly silent in the crucial matches.
It will be interesting to see how he tackles Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in India’s opening match. Virat Kohli: Kohli will remain the biggest threat to any rival team. The best part for him is that he is back in rhythm and has been back in his old colors during the Asia Cup. It will be difficult to stop them after the first eight-ten balls of the match. Suryakumar Yadav: The ability to play shots in every area of the field makes him special.
The strike rate of 176 in T20 cricket makes him the most dangerous player in this format. He has scored nine half-centuries and one century in 34 matches. He scored runs with ease against the strong bowling of England, Australia and South Africa. Hardik Pandya: An important link in the batting and bowling of the team. Hardik is such an all-rounder that the Indian team has always needed. Along with aggressive batting, fast bowling in the middle overs will have the responsibility of taking some wickets on him.
He will also act as a finisher in the team. Rishabh Pant: This wicket-keeper batsman’s strike-rate of 127 in 62 matches doesn’t do justice to his talent. They have to bear the loss of confusion between attacking and playing with care. Dinesh Karthik: Karthik, who played the first T20 International match of the Indian cricket team, is far behind Pant in terms of talent but he is an important member of this team due to his excellent role of finisher.
Ravichandran Ashwin: Known for finding new ways in the game, Ashwin has been in and out of the team several times in this format. He would be a good option against teams like Pakistan and South Africa due to his excellent record against left-handed batsmen. Axar Patel: Axar, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja, has bowled brilliantly in recent times but is not as good as Jadeja in terms of batting and fielding. Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal’s bowling has not been consistent in the last one year.
He was ruled out of the last T20 World Cup squad due to poor form but managed to make a comeback in the team once he regained his momentum. Wrist spinners, however, have done well on the big grounds in Australia. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: There is no doubt that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played his best cricket. His bowling in the last overs has been poor in the last few matches but in terms of experience, he is ahead of other fast bowlers in India.
Mohammed Shami: Shami, who came into the main team after Jasprit Bumrah’s injury, has not played an international match of this format since the last T20 World Cup, but with the good performance of Gujarat Titans in the IPL, he was able to make a comeback in the national team (T20). Be successful. Arshdeep Singh: Not much experienced but after impressing in IPL has been able to prove himself on limited occasions in international cricket.
Being a left-arm fast bowler, he provides variety to the team. Harshal Patel: The current Indian team has one of the best fast bowlers in terms of skills but relies on the help from the pitch to perform well. Harshal is followed by the ability to play big shots with the bat. Deepak Hooda: Hooda has proved himself in international cricket in a stellar manner in the limited opportunities. Being a top-order batsman, it will be difficult to make a place in the XI but he has the ability to bowl off-spin along with batting fast.
