One of the biggest Carnival of the International Cricket Council, ICC World Cup 2022 will kick start with the game between Sri Lanka and Namibia on Sunday, October, 16 at Kardinia Park, Geelong. A week later, India start their World Cup T20 campaign on October, 23 against Pakistan. We shall look at the predicted playing 11 of India in this T20 tournament.
ICC World Cup 2022- India Playing 11
Rohit Sharma
The captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Rohit Sharma will open the inning for India. The right-handed batsman has scored 3379 runs in 128 T20I at an average of 32.2 and strike rate of 139.6. He has also smashed four hundred in International T20.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul has appeared in 56 International T20 for India and scored 1831 at an impressive average of 40.7. The right-handed batsman has a batting strike rate of 142.5 in T20I. KL Rahul has two centuries to his name in International T20.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, one of the most iconic and stylish cricketers, will bat at no.3 for India. He has compiled 3308 runs in 99 T20I at a splendid average of 50.1 and strike rate of 137.7.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is another talented batsman that will play in India’s playing 11. The right-handed batsman has played only 19 T20 games at the International level and already scored a hundred. He has smashed 537 runs at a blistering strike rate of 177.2 and has a batting average of 38.4
Hardik Pandya
With the inclusion of Hardik in playing 11, the Indian cricket team looks more balanced. Hardik, who is known for his powerful hitting, can play sensible innings. He has scored 770 runs at a splendid strike rate of 147.2 in 63 T20I. He is also known for his bowling and has picked 48 wickets so far. He can perform well in ICC World Cup 2022.
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik, who performed exceptionally in IPL 2022, made comeback to the Indian Cricket Team. Karthik is capable of providing the finishing touch to the Indian inning. He has played 42 International T20 matches and scored 525 runs at a good strike rate of 141.1.
Ravindra Jadeja
The Rockstar, Ravindra Jadeja has played 60 matches in International T20 and scored 379 runs at a decent average of 23.7 and strike rate of 128.5. He also picked 48 wickets in the T20I.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvi has made a strong comeback to Indian Team. He looks very dangerous with the new ball and can bowl at death overs. Pitches at Australia suits fast bowler. Overall Bhuvi has taken 70 wickets in 68 International T20.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has played 58 T20 games in International cricket and took 69 wickets at a bowling average of 19.5 and an economy rate of 6.46.
Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami has played 17 T20I games and picked 18 wickets in his career. He has a bowling average of 31.6 and a strike rate of 19.8
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal has appeared in 62 T20 matches for India in International cricket and picked 79 wickets at a bowling average of 23.9. He has a bowling strike rate of 17.7.
