New Delhi: After a hiatus of more than five years, the World Cup T20 is here to enthrall the cricket fans around the world.
The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup which will take place in India, is now being played in the UAE and Oman.
This tournament is the first event of the ICC Cricket is being played since the pandemic Covid-19 hit and lonjakannya in India forced the BCCI to shift the event in India.
Ahead of the opening of India’s clash against arch rivals Pakistan on October 24, Toi Sports selected five Indian players who are likely to make an impact in the event.
Virat Kohlihave already proved his courage in the last three editions of the T20 World Cup, Indian skipper Virat Kohli will once again be Cynosure of all eyes when he led India for the last time in the shortest format of the World Cup.
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Kohli’s 32-year-old has so far scored 777 runs in 16 matches with an average of 86.33 bokling mind.
He also has been named player of the tournament in each of the last two editions.
Kohli also held the record for the highest run-getter in T20 Internationals overall with 3159 runs in 90 matches.
He may have a large number of records with the bat, but winning trophies senior ICC remains a dream for him.
Kohli, who will go down as T20 captain of India at the end of the tournament, will have one last shot at the T20 World Cup Glory as captain of India.
Rohit Sharmateam-overs India vice-captain Rohit Sharma is ready to become the first Indian player to play all seven editions of the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007.
Rohit burst onto the international scene during the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2007 and has been part of all six World Cup since that.
Right-hand batsman has played 28 T20 WC Games to India scored 673 runs at an average of 39.58.
The 34-year-old Rohit sit in third place in the list of highest run-getter with 2864 runs T20i in 111 games.
He also had four hundred to his name – the most by a batsman in T20IS.
Swashbuckling opener Rohit has always been a man who goes to his team in the tournament a big ticket.
Rohit is now widely tipped to become the successor to Kohli as captain of the Indian T20 and also will be a key opportunity for the teams second T20 World Cup title.
Jasprit Bumrahjasprit Bumrah will spearhead India T20 attack for the first time since the outbreak of coronavirus in the forthcoming World Cup.
Bumrah has not been part of the T20 team India since that time due to workload management.
This will be the second T20 World Cup appearance, having played in the T20 World Cup in 2016.
He has taken four wicket in five games with the economic level of 7.65 and an average of 38.25 in this tournament.
Bumrah has been in phenomenal form, complete the IPL in 2021 as the third highest wicket-tailer with 21 scalp in 14 games.
The 27-year-old Pacer has cut 59 wicket in 50 matches with 6,67 impressive economic level.
He is the second highest wicket taker in T20IS overall India after Yuzvendra Chahal.
His bowling action unorthodox and help her express speed bother most batsmen.
Bumrah has mastered the art of producing York at will and it could prove to be a source of best widget on pitches which are mostly swirling.
Rishabh Panthis ICC tournament will be the first since 2006 in which India will not have MS Dhoni as their goalkeeper.
Rishabh Pant will have large shoes to be filled into the T20 World Cup in his Maiden.
Wicketkeeper-batsman who was 24 years old has shown remarkable improvements in the past and emerged as the mainstay of the batting for India, across formats.
Pants have played 33 T20IS and made 512 runs.
He will be expected to take on the role of finisher in the T20 World Cup.
Pants also had a good outing in the IPL 2021 which has just concluded, scored 419 runs in 16 games an average of 34.91.
Varun Chakravarthyvarun Chakravarthy could be one of the big match winner for India in this T20 World Cup edition.
Mystery Spinner is expected to play a key role for India in T20 World Cup appearance Maiden.
Varun can make the best batsmen dance to corner the extra bounce and unpredictability.
He had a good outing in the IPL with 18 wicket in 17 games with very good economic level 6.58.
The 30-year-old Varun appeared in three T20IS for India so far and took two wicket.
In the UAE leg of the IPL 2021, Varun is one of the best and most effective weapon KKR and mentor Captain Kohli and MS Dhoni will definitely record it.
T20 World Cup: 5 Indian players to be considered
