Former Indian Cricketer Wasim Jaffer suggested his opinion on the Indian batting lineup for the T20 World Cup. Jaffer feels Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings.
The ICC T20 World Cup is slated to begin from June 2 to June 29 in West Indies and USA. India is also scheduled to play a warm-up game against Bangladesh on June 1 at Nassau Cricket Academy.
Jaffer on his X account (formerly known as Twitter) suggested these changes
Kohli & Jaiswal should open in the World Cup imo. Rohit & SKY should bat 3&4 depending on the start we get. Rohit plays spin really well so batting at 4 shouldn't be a concern. #T20WorldCup #INDvPAK #INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/nMgwwaDNXb
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 29, 2024
The Men in Blue will open their campaign on June 5 against Ireland at the Nassau Cricket Academy in New York. The Men in Blue will then take on their arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 in New York.
June 5, India vs Ireland, 8 pm IST New York
June 9, India vs Pakistan 8 pm IST New York
June 12, USA vs India 8 pm IST New York
June 15, India vs Canada 8 pm IST Florida
The Indian Team hasn't tasted success since the Champions Trophy win in 2013. Post that win the men in blue have reached finals and semi-finals of many tournaments but haven't managed to go through the full journey.
The Indian team will look to end the T20 World Cup drought which has extended to 16 years, having won the inaugural title in 2007, since then the men in blue have played finals only once in 2014.
In their previous T20 World Cup India lost in the semi-finals to England by a 10-Wicket margin.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
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