Strongest India Playing XI For T20 World Cup 2022
Updated - 08 Oct 2022, 11:06 AM
T20 World Cup 2022 is set to commence soon and all 16 teams are gearing up for the tournament. India has announced their squad for the tournament. Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in the tournament. India will play their opening match on October 23 against Pakistan. India has finalized a 15-member squad for the ICC tournament.
KL Rahul is the vice-captain of the team. Batsmen like Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik among others are part of the team. Among bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh are part of the squad. Here we take a glance at the strongest India playing XI for T20 World Cup 2022.
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Strongest India Playing XI For T20 World Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is the skipper of the team in T20 World Cup 2022. He should be the opener for the team as well. The right-handed batter piled up 43 runs in 3 games in the previous 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, Sharma smacked 74 runs in 3 games and also won the man of the match award in one match.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul should be the other opener for India in T20 World Cup 2022. KL Rahul is the vice-captain of the team as well. The right-handed batsman has scored 108 runs in 2 games against South Africa with 2 half-centuries. Against Australia, the right-handed batsman slammed 66 runs across 3 games with 1 half-century.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli should be the one-down batsman for India in T20 World Cup 2022. The right-handed batsman has shown outstanding form in the past series. He slammed a century in T20 World Cup 2022. Later, Kohli piled up 76 runs in 3 games against Australia with a match-winning 61 in one match. Against South Africa, Kohli scored 52 runs in 2 games with an unbeaten 49-run knock in one match.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suraykumar Yadav should be a middle-order batsman for the team in T20 World Cup 2022. His X factor of batting at a high strike rate is a big advantage for the team. 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.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya should be another middle-order batsman and all-rounder for the team. The right-handed batsman slammed 105 runs in 3 games against Australia with 1 half-century. He could not pick any wicket against India. Hardik Pandya was not part of the previous series against South Africa.
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Dinesh Karthik should be the wicketkeeper for India. Against Australia, Dinesh Karthik scored 17 runs in 3 games. He was unbeaten in 2 innings. In one game, he slammed a four and six in the final over when the team needed 9 runs. In the previous T20I against South Africa, the right-handed batsman slammed 63 runs in 2 games, with a 46-run knock in one match.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel should be the spin all-rounder for India in T20 World Cup 2022. The left-arm spinner won the player of the series award against Australia T20Is, after bagging 8 wickets in 3 games at an average of 7.87. He was the top wicket-taker in the series. Against South Africa, the left-arm spinner picked 2 wickets in 3 games.
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Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal should be another spinner for the team in the playing XI. 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.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar might be one of the pacers for the team. He picked 1 wicket in 2 games against Australia at an average of 91.0 and an economy of 13.0. He was a little costly in the series. However, he has shown good form this year, winning the player of the series award multiple times.
Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel should be another pacer for the team. Since Jasprit Bumrah is out of the squad, Patel is one of three pacers present in the squad. The right-arm pacer has picked 2 wickets in 3 games against South Africa. In the previous T20 series against Australia, he grabbed 1 wicket in 3 games.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh should be another pacer for the team in the playing XI in T20 World Cup 2022. The left-arm pacer has executed a spectacular performance in his short T20I career so far. In the previous T20I series against South Africa, the left-arm pacer picked 5 wickets in 2 games at an average of 18.80 and an economy of 11.75.
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