After the completion of the five-match T20I collection between India and South Africa, the dialogue round India’s potential squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 has bought a lot stronger. Many specialists of the video games have began giving their opinions concerning what could possibly be the perfect mixture for Team India within the world showpiece occasion.
Following the bandwagon, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has picked his greatest India XI for the 20-over event, which is about to happen in Australia from October 16 to November 13. Pathan went with star batters KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli within the prime order of his World Cup enjoying XI. The Vadodra-born reckoned Kohli has an excellent file in Australia, therefore the previous India skipper must be within the last XI.
“In Australia, you need powerful starts because the ball swings and seams a lot. So you need a player who has a lot of experience,” Pathan stated on Star Sports.
“Kohli may not have performed well so far, but in Australia, he has scored a lot of runs,” he added.
Pathan picked Suryakumar Yadav together with two all-rounders, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, within the XI. The cricketer-turned-commentator made an fascinating selection whereas choosing the wicketkeeper. He went with veteran cricketer Dinesh Karthik as an alternative of Rishabh Pant.
Notably, Karthik has made a sensational return to the nationwide facet within the recently-concluded T20I collection towards South Africa. Following a powerful season within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Karthik obtained an India call-up for the T20I leg towards the Proteas.
The Tamil Nadu batter repaid the selectors’ religion by staging India’s comeback. He performed a blinder of a knock towards South Africa within the 4th T20I to make sure India levelled the 5-match collection 2-2 at Rajkot.
Irfan Pathan’s India XI for T20 World Cup 2022:
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
