IND vs PAK: 3 Indian Players Who Can Be Dropped From India's Playing XI For T20 World Cup 2022

Cricket fans around the globe are highly excited for the blockbuster IND vs PAK clash of T20 World Cup 2022. The IND vs PAK encounter will take place on October 23 (Sunday) at Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Australia. It will be the opening encounter of both India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022.

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the T20 World Cup 2022 while Babar Azam is the captain of Pakistan. India has picked their best players for the tournament. Last time, India lost to Pakistan in T20 World Cup. This time, the men in blue will seek to avenge their last defeat.

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While the Indian team will rope in their best playing XI in the IND vs PAK clash, there will be a few players who will be dropped in the match. Here we take a look at 3 Indian players who can be dropped from India’s playing XI in the IND vs PAK clash of T20 World Cup 2022

IND vs PAK: 3 Indian Players Who Can Be Dropped From India’s Playing XI For T20 World Cup 2022

1. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the first player who can be dropped from India’s playing XI during the IND vs PAK clash of the T20 World Cup 2022. For the two spinners, India might go ahead with Yuzvendra Chahal. The other spinner can be Axar Patel, who is an all-rounder.

Chahal has been consistent with his bowling performance this year and the team can’t drop him in the opening clash. Axar Patel won the man of the series award in the recent T20I series against Australia, grabbing 8 wickets in 3 games.

Moreover, since Yuzvendra Chahal is a right-arm spinner, the team might go ahead with a left-arm spinner like Axar Patel as the other spinner in the IND vs PAK clash. This will give more variation to the spin attack. Ravichandran Ashwin is a right-arm spinner has was absent from all T20I series during the first half of 2022.

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2. Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant can be another player who can be dropped during the IND vs PAK encounter of the T20 World Cup 2022. For the wicketkeeper, India might pick Dinesh Karthik in the playing XI. In recent times, Karthik has been more consistent than Pant in the shortest format.

While Pant scored 27 runs in one match in the previous T20I series against South Africa, Karthik smacked an unbeaten 17 in one game and a 46-run knock in the other. Dinesh Karthik also owns a high strike rate than Rishabh Pant in the shortest format. Hence, if Karthik is picked in the playing XI, Pant will have to warm the bench.

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3. Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda is another Indian player who can be dropped from the playing XI during the IND vs PAK encounter of the T20 World Cup 2022. Although Hooda has superb batting stats in T20Is in his career so far, he was out of the field in the last series. He sustained a back niggle due to which he underwent rehabilitation at NCA.

The right-handed batsman is fit now and ready for the tournament. However, since all-rounder Hooda missed the T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup, he might not be picked in the opening game. Moreover, Axar Patel can bowl more effectively than Hooda. Hence, the team might opt for Axar Patel as a spin all-rounder instead of Deepak Hooda.

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