Indian team’s performance in last T20 World The cup was awesome. The Virat Kohli-led side suffered two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand and in the end, they failed to qualify for the semi-finals. But this time the scenario is different for the team.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Men in Blue will be desperate to do better in the upcoming World Cup. He has also undergone a major change in the coaching department after Ravi Shastri decided to step down as the head coach of the team. And ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup, a lot of discussions have started about the possible combination of the Indian team in the grand event.
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra recently spoke openly on this and shared his views. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Chopra asked his viewers to imagine a situation where t20 world cup Had to start soon. In view of this situation, Chopra chose the 16-member Indian team. Cricketers were selected on the basis of their performance in IPL The 2022 season and the 44-year-old former batsman didn’t hesitate to single out big names like Rohit Sharma, Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
“Let’s assume that the T20 World Cup will not start from October-November but from tomorrow and we have to pick a side only on the basis of performance in IPL. And, reputation is not going to matter for anything. You might think that this is not going to happen. But let’s make a team in IPL only on the basis of performance, then what will the team look like?” Chopra said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
“There are not many big names in this team like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma. But when the World Cup happens, they are going to play 100 percent. Not even Rishabh Pant. These are the three main players whose names are not known.”
Here is Chopra’s immediate team- Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Krunal Pandya, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel and Jasprit Bumrah.
“The captain of the team for the World Cup, only according to the performance of the IPL, I have got Hardik Pandya as the captain. He is batting, he is bowling. I put him at No.5 batting position, but he can bat at No.4 as well. He is a gun player. If he bowls he gives you three overs. If he bats, he can do wonders. He can play in the middle and also in the finisher. His strike rate was low but I am not picking him only as a batsman, I am choosing him as an all-rounder and a captain,” said Chopra.
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