NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup is set to kick off on June 1, hosted jointly by the USA and West Indies. Team India, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, is eager to break their ICC title drought that has persisted since 2013.
After coming agonizingly close in the ODI World Cup at home last year, only to lose to Australia in the final, the Indian team is looking to go one step further this time.
Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull, speaking on Cricbuzz, highlighted a significant weakness in the Indian squad. “That’s one thing India have been missing massively. Players in their top-five, six, who can bowl a couple of overs in T20 cricket,” Doull pointed out.
Doull also made a prediction regarding the Indian squad’s future composition post-T20 World Cup.
“Now if you look at the side that’s going down to the Caribbean and post that tournament, if you take away what we think you take away and all of a sudden you got Abhishek and Ruturaj at the top, or Jaiswal or Shubman or whoever you like. I think SKY stays in and about. But you might have a couple of guys, Shivam Dube stays, couple guys who can bowl two or three overs in that top five. That then becomes crucial and then you can bat deeper and pick four genuine bowlers, and then you have 2-3 all-rounders who can do the job, two of whom are in your top-five,” he added.
After coming agonizingly close in the ODI World Cup at home last year, only to lose to Australia in the final, the Indian team is looking to go one step further this time.
Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull, speaking on Cricbuzz, highlighted a significant weakness in the Indian squad. “That’s one thing India have been missing massively. Players in their top-five, six, who can bowl a couple of overs in T20 cricket,” Doull pointed out.
Doull also made a prediction regarding the Indian squad’s future composition post-T20 World Cup.
“Now if you look at the side that’s going down to the Caribbean and post that tournament, if you take away what we think you take away and all of a sudden you got Abhishek and Ruturaj at the top, or Jaiswal or Shubman or whoever you like. I think SKY stays in and about. But you might have a couple of guys, Shivam Dube stays, couple guys who can bowl two or three overs in that top five. That then becomes crucial and then you can bat deeper and pick four genuine bowlers, and then you have 2-3 all-rounders who can do the job, two of whom are in your top-five,” he added.
As the T20 World Cup approaches, expectations are high for Team India. Fans are hopeful that the blend of seasoned players and young talent will help secure the much-awaited ICC trophy and end their long title drought.