Strongest India Playing XI For ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Updated - 26 Sep 2022, 01:46 PM
India is set to start its journey for ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The Indian team will fly to Australia soon. India will play their opening game against Pakistan on October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ahead of the tournament, India will also play two warm-up matches against Australia and New Zealand.
India has announced its squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Rohit Sharma will lead the team in the tournament. The team has 15 players in the squad and will aim to pick the best playing XI in every game. Here we take a look at the strongest India playing XI for ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
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Strongest India Playing XI For ICC T20 World Cup 2022
KL Rahul
KL Rahul should be the opener for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. KL Rahul has been a consistent performer for the team for the last few years. In 2022, the right-handed batsman has played 8 T20Is and slammed 198 runs at an average of 24.75 and a strike rate of 129+. He has also hit 2 fifties.
Rohit Sharma (C)
Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and should be the other opener for the team. The right-handed batsman has held a good record this year. In 20 T20Is, Sharma has slammed 497 runs at an average of 27.61 and strike rate of 147+. He has also hit 2 fifties.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli should be the one-down batsman for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The right-handed batsman has slammed 433 runs in 12 games at an average of 43.30 in 2022. At a strike rate of 139+, Kohli has also slammed runs at a good pace. He has also hit 4 half-centuries and 1 century this year.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav should be a middle-order batsman for India in the tournament. So far in 31 games, the right-handed batsman has scored 926 runs at an average of 37.04 and strike rate of 174+. He has also hit 1 century and 7 fifties so far.
In 2022, he has smacked 682 runs in 20 games at an average of 37.88 and a strike rate of 182+. He has hit 1 century and 4 fifties this year. With a superb strike rate, Yadav will help the team to smash more runs in the middle overs.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya should be a middle-order batsman and an all-rounder for the team. The right-handed batsman has shown a good performance this year. He has scored 436 runs in 19 games this year at an average of 36.33 and a strike rate of 151+. He has also hit 2 fifties. The right-arm pacer has also hunted 12 wickets in 19 games this year.
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Dinesh Karthik should be a wicketkeeper for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. After his comeback to the national team this year, Karthik has scored 210 runs in 17 innings at an average of 21.0 and a strike rate of 137+. He has also hit 1 fifty. Karthik will be a good lower-order batter for the team and help the team to smash runs in the death overs.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel should be a spin all-rounder for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The left-arm spinner has shown good form in some recent series. He won the man of the series award in the previous IND vs AUS T20I series. Patel has picked 16 wickets in 14 T20Is this year at an average of 18.93. Patel also has the ability to bat so he can smash some runs for the team when needed.
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal should be a spinner in the playing XI for India during the tournament. The right-arm spinner has been in amazing form this year. In 19 T20I games, the leg spinner has picked 21 wickets at an average of 22.61. He has held an economy rate of 7.60.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah should be one of the pacers for the team in the tournament. The right-arm pacer has played 5 T20I games this year and picked 4 wickets at an average of 31.50 and an economy of 7.87. Bumrah is the key pacer for India across all three formats. The team will need his pace attack to counter the opposition.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar should be the other pacer for India in the playing XI in the tournament. The right-arm pacer has picked 32 wickets in 24 T20Is this year at an average of 17.56. He has bowled at an economy of 7.20. He also picked a four-wicket haul two times and a five-wicket haul once.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh should be another pacer for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Singh made his international debut this year and has impressed with his pace attack so far. The left-arm pacer has picked 14 wickets in 11 games so far at an average of 20.14.
He holds an economy of 7.38 and has bowled some magnificent strict overs in the death in many games. Singh is the only left-armer in the India squad and he will give more variations to the team’s pace attack.
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