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T20 World Cup 2024 Six key worries for Team India before to the competition

T20 World Cup 2024 Six key worries for Team India before to the competition

By Kajal Sharma - 13 May 2024 06:01 PM

17 years have passed since India's thrilling victory in the first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup in South Africa, which heralded in a new era for cricket. However, the Men in Blue have failed to win a second title in the format that India has shaped more than any other (mostly because of the IPL) since then. Here are Team India's top worries ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which will be held in the US and the West Indies in less than a month.1. With whom should Rohit Sharma open with? Making the most of deliveries for your best batsmen is essential in Twenty20 cricket. India should seriously contemplate starting their innings with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in light of this tactic. Even if Indian captain Rohit Sharma appears to be heading in the wrong direction, it's possible that Yashasvi Jaiswal will take his place at the top, with Kohli holding onto his position at number three, which he has held for the previous ten years.Even though Kohli has only made nine appearances as the opener in Twenty20 Internationals, he has an outstanding 57.14 average and a 161.29 strike rate. Kohli has been a fixture at the top for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for almost ten years, scoring more runs than any other player in that capacity. Notably, opening the innings was when Kohli scored his lone T20I century for India.In light of the anticipated slower pitches, particularly in the US, Rohit and Kohli's partnership provides a combination of skill and experience. It does not, however, have the left-handed component that Jaiswal adds.2.

The absence of Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill from the squad Shubman Gill is the leading run scorer in the 2023 IPL. His exclusion may come as a surprise at first, but a comparison of his T20 acceleration rates with Jaiswal's clarifies the choice. far if neither Jaiswal nor Gill are lighting up the IPL this year, Rinku Singh's absence is far more noticeable. Rinku's versatility in places and propensity to smash sixes would make his absence felt, especially in high-scoring chases like many IPL games. He has averaged 89 and struck rate of 176 in his 11 T20I innings for India. Gill and Rinku would have surely made the team if Virat and Rohit had both given up on T20 cricket. Time will tell whether or whether the3. Will SKY be able to show why he should be on the team? It makes no sense that the world's best men's T20I bowler is not in the World Cup team. According to the most recent results, Suryakumar Yadav is far ahead of second-placed Phil Salt, with a lead of 59 points. But SKY's form has been all over the place, even though he had a great hundred against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL. Also, memories of last year's 50-over World Cup are still very fresh, especially of the final, where SKY had a hard time against Australia's attack. If India chooses to start with Jaiswal and Rohit, SKY may be under more pressure because he won't get as many deliveries to get used to the ball since Kohli is set to bat at number three. Even so, if the 33-year-old finds

 

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