As India edge nearer to the beginning of their T20 World Cup 2024 marketing campaign, former cricketers and consultants are considering what enjoying XI ought to the workforce go for. With no ‘Impression Participant’ rule just like the Indian Premier League, the administration needs to be additional cautious almost about the workforce stability. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, therefore, feels there must be extra bowling choices within the enjoying XI because the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav would not bowl, making the workforce handicapped.
In a chat on Star Sports activities, Pathan backed Yashasvi Jaiswal’s inclusion within the workforce, not only for his batting but additionally the truth that he can bowl one or two overs if required.
“With the chosen workforce, there might be two mixtures. In a single mixture, you’ll be able to play with six bowlers, together with Axar Patel, to deepen the batting lineup. Within the different mixture, you’ll be able to play with 4 front-line bowlers and anticipate Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya to bowl. An alternative choice for Workforce India is a younger participant who bowls within the nets however hasn’t bowled in matches, Yashasvi Jaiswal. Shivam Dube additionally talked about in the course of the IPL that he has been repeatedly bowling within the nets, getting ready to bowl one or two overs within the World Cup,” Irfan mentioned.
“If Hardik can provide the possibility of bowling three to 4 overs, this drawback shall be largely solved. Our different batsmen, like Rohit, Virat, or Suryakumar Yadav, cannot bowl, which makes us considerably handicapped. Ideally, if any of those gamers may bowl, it might tremendously profit the workforce. We speak about Australia, however even England has many all-rounders amongst their prime seven gamers, together with Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, and Will Jacks. It is all the time higher to have extra bowling choices, and sure, on this situation, we’re undoubtedly handicapped,” the retired all-rounder added.
One other former India cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar, echoed Pathan’s sentiments on the shortage of all-rounders the workforce has, saying each Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya would must be within the workforce, whereas taking on bowling duties too if India are to strike a stability.
“Lack of all-rounders is a little bit of a weak point for Workforce India. If you happen to have a look at Australia, their batters like Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, and Cameron Inexperienced can bowl 4 overs in a match. I feel that is why the Indian workforce has introduced Shivam Dube into the facet to mitigate the restrictions that include a scarcity of all-rounders. Sure, it is a small weak point, and now with the affect substitute rule within the IPL, this drawback would possibly improve. We at present depend on specialist bowlers and batters, however on this World Cup, the workforce might want to make some changes, and somebody should bowl a minimum of two to 3 overs in a match,” he defined.
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