The T20 World Cup tournament was withdrawn from 2020 cricket calendar after Australia closed the international border for Covid-19 Pandemics.
India then supposed to hold an event earlier this year, but was postponed again after the Covid-19 case surge.
The cricket authority finally decided it would be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, with the remaining India as the official host.
Read Alsot20 World Cup: Tim Watchthe 2021 T20 World Cup takes place in Oman and the United Arab Emirates from October 17-November 14 West Indies is the defending champion in the tournament featuring 16 Nations.Here is a Swot analysis of Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan: pakistanStrength: Strong batting and fiery speed attack.
Fakhar Age, Haider Ali and Babar Azam will aim for the fire above while experienced Mohammed Heafez and Shoaib Malik will add stability to the center.
Pace Trio Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf offer a lot.
Weaknesses: uncertainty.
The players need to continue their nerves in a crisis situation.
Spinner Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan have not lived up to expectations.
Opportunities: Babar Azam has been compared with some great batting and this will be an opportunity for him to deliver on the big stage.
Pak has played their home matches in the UAE in the last decade and knowing good conditions.
Threats: Following New Zealand and British withdrawals from their tour of Pakistan, players do not have much time the game.
New ZealandsTh: Form Adventurous Devon Conway with bats.
Lockie’s ability Ferguson to take Wickets at an important stage.
Kane Williamson is calm and the ability to direct the home.
Many allrounders at Jimmy Neesham, Kyle Jamieson and Daryl Mitchell will give Kiwi excellence.
Weaknesses: Spinners like Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner have been flattered to cheat and will face a heavy test.
Middle-order stable can be a cause of concern.
Opportunities: Close runner-up at the ODI World Cup in 2019, Kiwi redeemed the error by winning the World Test Championship.
Now the challenge is to prove their T20 nous.
Threats: The lack of experience in batting context means they might fail to fire in crucial situations.
Lack of proven match winners besides Captain Williamson.
Their attacks could also collapse under pressure if their strike bowlers boelt and Southee were exposed to walking at the beginning.
Afghanistanstrength: Spinners Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Prophet can prove a handful of opposition dough at low and slow UAE pitches.
Rashid spinner wrist cans Fox Batsmen with deception and a bag of tricks, while Mujeeb has many variations.
Weaknesses: Batting is inconsistent.
Home back instability can affect their performance.
Rashid Khan’s resignation as captain T20i in lead-up could disrupt the tranquility of the team.
Opportunities: The emergence of children like Power-Hitter Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Pioneer Naveen-ul-Haq, which can bowl York in death, has added a new dimension to the team.
Threats: Some restrictions, Afghan players do not play many T20i cricket because of the pandemic in the lead to the tournament.
Chaos in the Afghan Cricket Council does not make things easy and can affect the mental player.