T20 World Cup 2021: 5 Indian Players Who Might Play All The Games In The Tournament

T20 World Cup 2021: 5 Indian Players Who Might Play All The Games In The Tournament. India are all set to start their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign with a high-octane clash against Pakistan on 24^th October. The Men in Blue find themselves in Group B in the Super 12 stage alongside New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the other two qualifiers from Round 1.

India announced their 15-man squad for the World Cup on 8^th September 2021. Virat Kohli is set to lead the unit, while Rohit Sharma will assume the vice-captaincy duties. Both of them will form the top-order along with Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul.

The likes of Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant will hold the middle order together. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are picked as three seamers, while the spin bowling duties will be shared by Varun Chakravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin.

In this article, here’s a look at which 5 Indian players might play all the games in the tournament.

T20 World Cup 2021: 5 Indian Players Who Might Play All The Games In The Tournament

1. KL Rahul

KL Rahul is coming into the tournament on the back of sensational performances in the IPL 2021. He led the run-charts with 626 runs in 13 matches at an average of 62.60. KL Rahul has been one of the most consistent batsmen in the shortest format and has an outstanding record for India as well.

KL Rahul is likely to open the batting alongside Rohit Sharma in the tournament. Given the kind of form he is, he is expected to play a massive role for India in the batting department. Don’t be surprised if he goes on to score the most runs for India in the T20 World Cup 2021.

2. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has decided to step down from the captaincy in the shortest format after the T20 World Cup. This will be the last time when Virat Kohli would be captaining the side in an ICC T20 World Cup. A lot will be expected from him and even he would want to exhibit his best performance in the big-ticket event.

Virat Kohli has been India’s best performer with the bat in the T20 World Cups over the years. He was India’s highest run-scorer in 2012, 2014 and 2016 editions of the T20 World Cup. It will be interesting to see if he could replicate similar performances in this edition as well. Looking at his recent form with the bat, chances are highly unlikely.

3. Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is likely to play a big role for the Indian Cricket Team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Given how he has played in the last couple of years, a lot of expectations are pinned on him. Suryakumar Yadav’s ability to pierce the gaps and score runs all around the park makes him a treat to watch. He has been a prolific run-scorer in IPL over the last few years and also played valuable knocks for India on the tour of Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav will be playing his first-ever ICC tournament for India. How well he plays in such a big tournament remains to be seen. Nevertheless, India are likely to keep him in the playing eleven in all the games as he has done enough to buy team management’s trust.

4. Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has been selected as the first-choice wicket-keeper in the squad. He will be batting in the middle order for India. Pant has captained Delhi Capitals for the very first time in his career in the ongoing edition of IPL 2021.

He played a number of vital knocks for the side under pressure and India would be wanting him to deliver such knocks in the T20 World Cup as well. India hasn’t picked any backup at number four or five in the playing XI as thus Rishabh Pant is likely to play all the matches in the tournament.

5. Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja’s stocks in white-ball cricket have certainly seen a sharp rise, thanks to his stellar performances with the bat. Jadeja’s batting has unarguably improved by leaps and bounds in the last couple of years. He has played some match-defining cameos down the order for CSK in the ongoing IPL 2021.

Ravindra Jadeja’s exploits with the bat give him an edge over other spinners present in the squad. He certainly provides a lot more balance in the squad. Keeping in mind his contribution in all facets of the game, it’s unlikely that he is going to miss out in any of the games for India in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021.