IND vs AUS: 3 Indian Players Who Will Play The Complete T20 World Cup Despite Failure In Warm Up Match Against Australia

Updated - 15 Oct 2022, 07:17 PM

India National Cricket Team
India National Cricket Team (Image Credits: Getty Images)

IND vs AUS: 3 Indian Players Who Will Play The Complete T20 World Cup Despite Failure In Warm Up Match Against Australia. India will square off against Australia in the first official ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match on Monday, October 17. The Men in Blue played two unofficial warm-up games against the Western Australia XI, winning one and losing one.

In the meantime, Australia recently lost a T20 series 2-0 to England with the 3rd T20I washed out due to rain. The India vs Australia ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match will start at 9:30 AM (IST). India play archrivals Pakistan in their tournament opener on October 23.

India vs Australia
India vs Australia (Credits: Twitter)

Death over bowling will once again be focused on throughout the game against Australia. India scarcely improved in the final few overs as they allowed Western Australia to score 41 runs in five overs. Harshal Patel also bowled effectively to dismiss death-over hues. Ravichandran Ashwin played brilliantly in the last warm-up game as he grabbed three wickets.  Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return for the warm-up match against Australia.

Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell. Image Credits: Twitter

Australia, on the other hand, will be eager to strike with the ball at hand. Against England, bowlers like Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc had a little advantage. Glenn Maxwell is having trouble getting runs and would like to perform well in the warm-up game.

In the first warm-up match against West Australia, Suryakumar Yadav picked up where he left against South Africa at home and scored a blistering knock of 52 runs to help India set a target of 159 runs for Western Australia XI. In return, the hosts were bundled out for 145 runs as Arshdeep Singh scalped 3 wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2 wickets each.

India 158 for 6 (Suryakumar 52, Behrendorff 2-26) beat Western Australia XI 145 for 8 (Fanning 59, Arshdeep 3-6, Bhuvneshwar 2-26) by 13 runs

KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. PC- BCCI
KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. PC- BCCI

India lost to Western Australia XI in the second warm-up game by 36 runs. The match was important for the Indian team to get accustomed to the Australian playing conditions ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. India had won the first warm-up game by 13 runs. Despite KL Rahul’s 74 off 55 balls, India lost the match by 36 runs. Indians could score 132/8 in 20 overs. Riding on Ravichandran Ashwin’s 3-32, India managed to restrict Western Australia to 168 in 20 overs.

Western Australia XI 168 for 8 (Hobson 64, Short 52, Ashwin 3-32) beat Indians 132 for 8 (Rahul 74, Lance Morris 2-23, Kelly 2-26) by 36 runs

IND vs AUS: 3 Indian Players Who Will Play The Complete T20 World Cup Despite Failure In Warm Up Match Against Australia

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma. Pic Credits: Twitter

Rohit Sharma, being the skipper of the Men in Blue will play all the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 matches even if he fails in the warm up match against Australia. He will miss some matches if he opts for a rest against relatively easier opponents and if he’s injured or is Covid-19 positive.

This tournament will be Rohit Sharma’s first appearance as the captain of India in an ICC tournament. Rohit Sharma piled up 43 runs in 3 games in the previous T20I series against South Africa. He got out for ducks in two games but played a good knock in one match. In the prior T20I series against Australia, Rohit Sharma smacked 74 runs in 3 games and also won the man of the match award in one match.

Rohit Sharma will play the warm-up game against Australia and will try to be amongst runs prior to the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He played both warm-up games against Western Australia XI and while he didn’t bat in the second, he scored 3 runs in the first match.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. (Photo: Twitter)

Virat Kohli will play all the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 matches even if he fails in the warm-up match against Australia. He will miss some matches if he opts for a rest against relatively easier opponents and if he’s injured or is Covid-19 positive.

Virat Kohli will definitely play in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 opening fixture against Pakistan. Virat Kohli recently returned to form in the Asia Cup 2022 where he was the 2nd highest run-getter by amassing 276 runs in 5 T20Is averaging 92.

He also hit a ton after 2019 and his first in T20I by scoring 122* against Afghanistan. He followed it up by scoring 63 in a T20I against Australia and 49* in a T20I against Proteas. He averages 67.67 against Pakistan having amassed 406 runs in 9 T20Is.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav. Pic Credits: Twitter

Suryakumar Yadav will play all the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 matches even if he fails in the warm-up match against Australia. He will miss some matches if he opts for a rest against relatively easier opponents and if he’s injured or is Covid-19 positive.

Suryakumar Yadav-the man who can’t do any wrong in this T20I format and India’s own Mr. 360, is one of the most improved players since the last World Cup and is going through a purple patch.

The right-handed batsman scored 119 runs in 3 games at an average of 59.50 and a strike rate of 195+ against South Africa. Against Australia, Suryakumar Yadav scored 115 runs in 3 games and also won the player of the series award. He averaged 59. 5 against Proteas and 38. 33 against Australia.

He has scored 801 runs this year averaging 40.05 in 23 innings at a strike rate of 184.56 and is ranked No. 2 in T20Is only behind Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan. He also showed his form against Western Australia in the first warm-up match scoring 52 off 35 balls.

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