5 Indian Players Who Can Book A T20 World Cup Ticket From The Sri Lanka Tour

The Indian limited-overs squad for the tour of Sri Lanka will be without the big names likes Virat Kohli and this might be the best time for the fringe players to book their ticket for the T20 Worldcup. The T20 Worldcup is set to take place after the second phase of IPL 2021 gets over in the month of October.

The Indian test team is currently in England with all the senior men for the five-match test series and in the meanwhile, the Indian limited-overs squad boasting of youngsters will be traveling to Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in the month of July. With a note on that, here are 5 Indian players who can book a T20 World cup ticket from the Sri Lanka tour.

5 Indian Players Who Can Book A T20 World Cup Ticket From The Sri Lanka Tour:

Prithvi Shaw:

Prithvi Shaw has been in phenomenal form in the recent IPL 2021 and he continued his rich vein of form for the Mumbai domestic team in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021. The aggressive right-hander had gone through a tough phase with the Indian test and was dropped from the squad after that before playing getting back to domestic cricket.

With KL Rahul looking slightly out of touch in the T20 series against England, Prithvi Shaw can replace him at the top of the order as he can be very destructive. His impact while the opening is an immense advantage and will be helpful in the T20 Worldcup. He is expected to open alongside Dhawan against Sri Lanka and if he can show some promising form, he can certainly get a tick mark for the T20 Worldcup.

Suryakumar Yadav:

Suryakumar Yadav was very impressive in the few opportunities he got in the T20 series against England and his calmness and composure in the crease certainly has been a hallmark of his game. He has been scoring consistently for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL in some tough turning wickets and has got immense experience in domestic cricket.

Yadav has got the attacking game to take on any bowling attack in the world and his unorthodox shots over the wicketkeeper’s head are something that can be very hard for any captain to set a field. He keeps finding the gaps and he will be playing a huge role in the Indian middle-order with his ability to play spin. If he can contribute in the series against Sri Lanka, he will certainly make the T20 Worldcup squad.

Ishan Kishan:

Ishan Kishan is one of the bright young talents in the country who started his international career against England with a brilliant half-century. He couldn’t continue his form in the next game as he was dismissed playing a rash shot but his natural game has been to go after the bowling.

Ishan had a pretty ordinary IPL this year and was dropped from the playing XI after some poor scores. However, he will get his opportunities in the Sri Lanka tour as the first choice wicket-keeper and he will have to make sure he fulfills his potential to book a place for the T20 Worldcup squad.

Rahul Chahar:

Rahul Chahar was at his absolute best in the recent IPL 2021 and he showed a lot of promise in the T20 series against England. He might get the nod ahead of out of form Yuzvendra Chahal in the playing XI for the T20Is and he is a match-winner with the ball

The leg spinner has been providing consistent breakthroughs in the middle overs and he has used his variations exceeding well so far. He will certainly book a spot in the Indian T20 Worldcup squad if he can continue his recent performances.

Varun Chakravarthy:

Varun Chakravarthy is going to be the X factor player for India in the T20 series against Sri Lanka and the mystery spinner hasn’t been able to make his international debut owing to fitness and injuries. He can bowl with the new ball as well as control the run flow in the middle overs which is an added advantage to the captain.

He has had two good IPL seasons for the Kolkata Knight Riders and it will be very interesting to see if he gets a game in the Sri Lanka series. He can be a great addition to the Indian T20 Worldcup squad if he can put up some good performances when he gets his opportunity against Sri Lanka.