India\'s Asia Cup Selection Gives Fair Indication About Squad For T20 World Cup, Few Spots Still Up For Grabs

Indian’s Asia Cup selection gives fair insight into the team of India for T20 World Cup, few places are still open for bids

By Avinash Kr Atish New Delhi, Aug 10 : India recently announced their 2022 squad for the Asia Cup, which begins on August 27 in the UAE and gives an accurate picture of the players that could be selected to play in the T20 World Cup in Australia in the coming months, with few spots still open for selection.

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India is believed to have until mid-September when they will reveal their preliminary team for the T20 World Cup.Therefore, the team’s selection committee and management will definitely be watching the performance of players in the six-team Asian tournament.

Two big names that are missing in India’s Asia Cup squad are Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel due to of the respective injuries.

Bumrah has back problems and he is expected to be fit for the event, but Harshal with an injury to his side may require a long period of recovery.

In the entire squad nine players — captain Rohit Sharma KL Rahul Virat Kohli Suryakumar Yadav Hardik Pandya Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar — are guaranteed players in India’s playing XI when they play against Pakistan in their first match in Asia Cup.

However, some slots remain unfilled and there’s a a discussion in the team’s management about the playing conditions and opposition before deciding on their XI.It is also worth noting that the players of Rahul and Kohli are returning after being absent in the last month or as a result of various reasons It is going to be fascinating to observe their impact.

Batting:

The biggest issue in the Indian lineup for the batting is who will be the first to open with Rohit Sharma.It is not a secret that Rahul has been one of the best openers in India in the past half a decade, but he has played a very small amount of T20I matches since the most recent World Cup, which came in November 2021.

Rahul, who is a right-hander, has also been criticized for his slow strike rate.

After the most recent World Cup, India under Rohit Sharma have changed their approach to batting which has resulted in the desire to risk wickets early in the search of sixes and fourssomething that is in contrast to Rahul’s preferred method of bat.In the absence of Rahul, India have tried Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson as openers, while Virat Kohli also played this job in the past.It is going to be fascinating to see if the 30-year-old is positioned at the top of the order or he bats elsewhere.

Given his stature and his respectable figures, Kohli in all likelihood will be a No.3 player.But, he will have to combat his struggles with spinners in the middle overs in T20 cricket.The middle overs are where teams attempt to establish boundaries regularly in order to keep the pace.

Virat has attempted to do that, but he has been caught out when he played unusual shots in the past.Virat is expected to face competition from top spinners– Rashid Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga and Shadab Khan in the Asia Cup.

Suryakumar Yadav is in the good form of his life, and there shouldn’t be any debate over his place at No .4 in the squad.As No 5 Pant is a prime candidate in order to take on the spinners, as he is the sole left-handed player in the squad, however, he is also having issues in his bat.

In contrast to Tests and ODIs Pant has been a struggle in T20 Internationals.However despite repeated failures, the management has decided to give the player a bigger rope due to his destructive ability to break up bowling attacks.He was also a candidate to be opener in T20Is in England and India could put Pant at the top of the order against teams that frequently employ left-arm spin in the powerplay.

The such as of Hardik Pandya or Ravindra Jadeja are likely to be in the team due to the fact of their versatility and will be able to complete the job for India This means that there’s no space for Dinesh Kartik, at a minimum, in India’s first XI to play, despite being a good finisher.Karthik’s opportunity to be included in the XI could be as a replacement in the event that one of the middle order players gets injured or is out of fitness.

In all of this, Shreyas Iyer, who has had a difficult time with the shot-pitch bowling in the past few months was relegated to Deepak Hooda in the 15-man squad in Asia Cup.Hooda took advantage of his opportunities, and has been equally successful against spin and pace which allows him to be able to slot in anyplace in the top six.The off-break he has part-time provides India another option to bowl.

Bowling:

In the ideal scenario, Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah are the two pacers in India’s starting line-up in the playing XI.If Harshal was healthy and ready, he could have been the third seam option with his back-to-back excellent IPL seasons.He is the top wicket-taker in India in the T20 format since his debut, despite not playing in every game.

But, with him not being available, the top two candidates to take over Harshal are Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh Both of them might be able to make it to Australia one in the final XI, the other as an alternative.

In addition, Avesh has also been the most outstanding Indian seamer in the past two seasons of IPL however, he hasn’t been successful in replicating the same performances in the T20Is played for India.

However, his ability to nail yorkers as well as variations makes him a similar substitute for Harshal.After IPL the left-handed pacer was a hit during his brief time in India.

The truth is, Harshal used to offer something with the bat, and in the absence of Harshal, India is likely to have a long tail made up of Bumrah, Chahal, Bhuvneshwar and one of Avesh or Arshdeep.Deepak Chahar, who is in the standbys, will be a good replacement, however he must perform well during the Zimbabwe tour to gain his place to the team.

In the spin area, Jadeja and Chahal are expected to be in the lineup for all games in the UAE however there is a contest to fill the third slot.The selectors have picked both Ashwin and Bishnoi in the Asia Cup squad, rather than a seamer in place of the injured Bumrah.

Ashwin returned to the T20I team during the last World Cup and since then has been a good performer.He has adapted equally well against left- and right-handers, and has been able to bowl economically and picking crucial wickets.Bishnoi however, on the other side, has a very effective googly, and is more efficient in the air as compared to other Indian spinners.Ashwin’s previous experience in Australia and also his batting abilities tilt the odds of selection in his favor.However, Bishnoi’s wrist spin could provide extra bounce from hard Australian wickets which would be on the forefront of the selectors in their minds.

Overall India’s performance in the 2022 Asia Cup will give a an enlightened picture of their final 15 players to compete in the T20 World Cup.If the team’s management feels there are gaps in the team they’ll be able to play the domestic series with Australia as well as South Africa to fill that and make them a formidable team for the T20 showcase event.

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