Indian national cricket team’s veteran left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan has picked three star players who can lead the Indian team to glory in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America from June 1 to 29. It will be the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will also be the first time that 20 teams will participate in the competition.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already announced the 15-man strong squad along with the reserves for the main tournament. India will once again participate in the World Cup as one of the big favorites to win the title. Seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja would be eager to end India’s ICC trophy drought and end their T20I careers on a high.
Ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Indian cricketers have the opportunity to play in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024, which will serve as the perfect preparation for the marquee tournament.
Currently, Virat Kohli is ranked No. 1 in the Indian Premier League 2024 Orange Cap charts as he has been stellar with his performances across the league. He has scored 708 runs in 14 league stage matches with the best score of 113* and an average of 64.36. Kohli had made his runs at a good strike rate of 155.60 and also hit 37 sixes.
On the bowling side, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have been the biggest positives from Team India’s point of view as they have taken 20 and 19 wickets respectively, and are in the second and third position in the Purple race Chap.
Of course, there is a lot of pressure playing for India in the World Cups and Rohit is an experienced guy – Shikhar Dhawan
Speaking to the Times of India, Dhawan shared his thoughts on India’s World Cup squad. He said the Indian players would be under tremendous pressure ahead of the competition but was confident that the team would come out with flying colours.
“Of course, there is a lot of pressure playing for India in World Cups and Rohit is an experienced guy. I am sure his experience will come in handy, he knows how to absorb the pressure and India will definitely come out on top.” “Dhawan said
Shikhar Dhawan further named three key players who will have to step in to help India succeed in the competition and surprisingly did not take the names of No. 1 ranked T20I batsman Suryakumar Yadav and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. According to Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are important for India’s success.
“Apart from Rohit, I think Virat (Kohli) and Jassi (Jasprit Bumrah) will be crucial for Team India’s success in the T20 World Cup. Virat is the master of the chase and his mere presence on the field demoralizes the players. opponents. Jasprit is the world’s top bowler right now in all 3 formats and if India wants to win the World Cup, he will play a vital role in it,” said Shikhar Dhawan.
Talking about India captain Rohit Sharma, he didn’t have a great performance in the 2024 Indian Premier League but he was quite decent with the bat. In 14 matches, the former MI captain scored 417 runs at an average of 32.07 and an economy of 150.