IND vs PAK: 3 Senior Pakistan Players Who Can Be Benched vs India In ICC T20 World Cup 2022

Pakistan is set to clash with India in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. IND vs PAK match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will take place on October 23 (Sunday) at Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Australia. Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan while Rohit Sharma is the captain of India.

Pakistan has named a strong squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022. In IND vs PAK encounter, the Asian team will come up with a powerful playing XI. The team consists of both senior and young players. There are a few senior players who might be benched in the IND vs PAK match. Here we take a look at 3 senior Pakistan players who can be benched vs India in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

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IND vs PAK: 3 Senior Pakistan Players Who Can Be Benched vs India In ICC T20 World Cup 2022

1. Asif Ali

Asif Ali is the first senior player from Pakistan who might be benched during the IND vs PAK encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Asif Ali is an experienced player who has played 52 T20I games so far. The 31-year-old is a lower-order batsman.

However, he has struggled to perform well in the previous few series. The right-handed batsman failed to smash runs in the previous T20I series against England. He also failed to bat well in Asia Cup 2022. Hence, since he is battling poor form, he might be benched during the encounter against Pakistan.

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2. Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed is another senior player from Pakistan who might be benched during the IND vs PAK clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The 32-year-old all-rounder, who has played 34 T20I games for Pakistan so far, was not part of the previous T20I series against England.

In the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, the left-handed batsman has scored just 20 runs in 2 games. Hence, since he has not managed to perform well in recent times, he might be benched in the match against India. Some other middle-order batsmen might be preferred over him. In Asia Cup 2022, he scored only 105 runs in 5 innings with a top knock of 32.

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3. Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf is another senior Pakistan player who might be benched during the IND vs PAK clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The right-arm pacer is an experienced pacer from Pakistan, who has played over 49 T20I games so far. Shaheen Afridi is back on the team after a long time and he will be an almost confirmed pacer in the playing XI.

Also, pacers like Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain have impressed in recent times. Moreover, pace all-rounder Mohammad Wasim can also be one of the players in the playing XI. Hence, Pakistan might bench Haris Rauf in the encounter against India during ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

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