Former India batter Aakash Chopra named his most popular India squad for T20 World Cup based mostly on the efficiency of gamers within the just lately concluded IPL 2022. Some stunning gamers have been added together with the exclusion of some huge names like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
There may be nonetheless a while left earlier than the kick-off of the mega occasion later this 12 months. Nonetheless, the previous batter picked up his squad and excluded names like Kohli, Rohit and even Rishabh Pant. Notably, Kohli managed to attain solely 341 runs in 16 matches whereas Rohit scored 268 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2022. Chopra thought-about the opening pair of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan whereas Rahul Tripathi was given the chance within the No.3.
“The primary identify I’m retaining is KL Rahul. He can play until 15-17 overs, he’s a T20 gun batter and scored greater than 600 runs this 12 months. I’ve stored Ishan Kishan together with him. In the event you see his numbers, you’ll say it was not that dangerous a season for Ishan Kishan. At No. 3, I’ve stored Rahul Tripathi. He performed very nicely this, strike charge has been very excessive and given match-winning performances. At No. 4, I’ve stored SKY. He has not performed all of the video games however he has performed at a special degree within the matches he performed,” mentioned Chopra on his YouYube channel.
He included Hardik Pandya because the captain of the aspect as he guided Gujarat Titans to win the trophy of their first try.
“After that, my Participant of the Event. I’ve made Hardik Pandya the captain of the staff. He can play within the center and be a finisher as nicely. After that, I’ve given a spot to Dinesh Karthik and he’s my wicketkeeper as nicely. He has run at a strike charge of 180-190 and completed a variety of matches.” Forward of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, Chopra went with Krunal Pandya. For the bowling unit, he opted for Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami and Yuzi Chahal,” Chopra mentioned.
“At No. 7, I’ve stored Krunal Pandya as a result of he has had an excellent season. He has been very economical as a bowler and scored essential runs as a batter. He can bat up and down the order. You require a left-hander within the center After that, Yuzi Chahal needs to be by my aspect. Then I’ve three quick bowlers and the fourth quick bowler is Hardik Pandya – Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, and Arshdeep Singh. I’m seeing this because the XI”. He concluded with some names like Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel and Jasprit Bumrah as reserves,” he added.
Akash Chopra’s India’s T20 World Cup squad based mostly on IPL 2022 performances
KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah
