3 Indian Players Who Will Be X-Factors For The Team In ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022

The BCCI selection committee announced the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 on Monday, September 12. Along with that the selectors also announced the squads for the upcoming home T20I series against South Africa and Australia. Australia are the hosts of the tournament having won the T20 World cup title last year. 

Rohit Sharma will lead the 15-member Indian side with three reserve players. Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar are the three reserve players. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are the specialist keepers in the side. Jasprit Bumrah is back in the side for the ICC event. 

A total of 45 games will be played during the tournament including the qualifier and super 12 round. The qualifiers start from October 16 with Sri Lanka and Namibia will lock horns with each other while UAE and Netherlands will face each other in the other match.  The Super 12 round starts from October 22 with Australia facing New Zealand in the opening game in Sydney. India will play their first match against Pakistan on October 23.

While the Indian World Cup squad was announced on expected lines, Mohammed Shami not being in the main squad became the subject of debate. Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at three players who can be the X-factor for India in the ICC event. 

3 Indian Players Who Will Be X-Factors For The Team In T20 World Cup 2022

Rohit Sharma

The skipper has to take the onus of scoring runs at the top of the order. Rohit is currently the highest run-getter in T20I cricket. However, he still looks out of form having made a comeback to the team in the Asia Cup.

He did not get big runs in the matches that India needed him the most. In India’s game against Sri Lanka Rohit scored 72 which was his highest score in the tournament. Heading into the T20 World Cup, the skipper is one of the X-factor players for India. 

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Virat Kohli 

Kohli ended the Asia Cup as the second-highest run-scorer with 276 runs from five innings. He also scored his maiden T20I century which was his 71st overall. The century took all of three years to come and Kohli looked in good form with the bat.

He admitted himself as well that he is close to playing his best again. Kohli regaining his form is the biggest positive for India heading into the mega event and the Indian fans and supporters will hope that he continues the form in Australia. 

Jasprit Bumrah 

Bumrah will be India’s big X-factor with the ball in Australia. He has made a comeback to the team after recovering from a lower back injury that kept him out of the Asia Cup.

The Indian pacer was rested from the West Indies and Zimbabwe tours as well after he suffered the lower back injury. Now back fully fit, he will be India’s biggest hope with the ball in Australia. 

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