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India vs Pakistan: 3 Indian Players Who Will Definitely Play Against Pakistan In ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Opener. Rohit Sharma-led team will head into the ICC T20I World Cup 2022 starting later this month will an aim to win their first title since the inaugural triumph under MS Dhoni back in 2007. After a disappointing showing in the T20I World Cup 2021 where they failed to reach the semifinals, the Rohit Sharma-led team will look for a much better showing down under in Australia.

The venue of the 2022 T20I World Cup tournament is Australia. The Men in Blue will play their opening match of the upcoming T20I World Cup 2022 on October 23 against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India is part of group 2 in the tournament with teams like Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh in their pool.

The last time the two teams met at the 2021 T20I World Cup, Pakistan had beaten India by 10 wickets in their Super 12 match in Dubai to register their first-ever win against their neighbours in World Cups. Babar Azam hit an unbeaten 68, while Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten 79. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a terrific spell of 3/31 with three prized scalps of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli.

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India vs Pakistan
India vs Pakistan. (Photo: Getty Images)

India vs Pakistan: 3 Indian Players Who Will Definitely Play Against Pakistan In ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Opener

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli will definitely play in the 2022 T20I World Cup 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, for which he is a sure-shot starter unless he’s injured.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma. Pic Credits: Twitter

Rohit Sharma, being the skipper will definitely play in the opening 2022 T20I World Cup fixture against Pakistan. Rohit Sharma isn’t in great form of late but is the leading T20I run-getter with 3737 runs and has the most centuries in this format-4.

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.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal (Image Credits: Twitter)
Yuzvendra Chahal (Image Credits: Twitter)

Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who missed the previous 2021 T20I World Cup for poor form, will definitely play in the 2022 T20I World Cup opening fixture against Pakistan.

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After missing out on last year’s 2021 T20I World Cup, Yuzvendra Chahal has been included in this year’s 2022 T20I World Cup. He has repeatedly proved his worth for India during the middle overs. He has already taken 21 wickets at an economy of 7.60 this year in 19 T20Is.

In his previous series against Australia, the right-arm spinner grabbed 2 wickets in 3 games at an average of 38.0 and an economy of 9.12. He is the top spin bowler for India so far with 85 scalps in 69 T20Is averaging 24.64. He is the joint-highest Indian wicket-taker with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.