The pitches in UAE help the spinners and are excellent for batting. If India wants to win the T20 World Cup, then it needs to field a playing XI in every match.
The T20 World Cup 2021 is going to start on October 17 on UAE soil. Team India has been announced for the T20 World Cup, in which more than one player is involved. India is considered to be the biggest contender to win the T20 World Cup. There will be a good chance for India to win the T20 World Cup on UAE soil.
UAE pitches help spinners
The pitches in UAE help the spinners and are excellent for batting. If India wants to win the T20 World Cup, then it needs to field a playing XI in every match. Let’s take a look at India’s best playing XI who can win the T20 World Cup trophy. Talking about the opening, Team India can start the innings with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Apart from this, Team India captain Virat Kohli can play at number 3. However, in the series played against England, Virat Kohli was seen opening with Rohit Sharma.
Kohli should bat at this number
Kohli had expressed his desire to open in the T20 World Cup. If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma open for Team India, then KL Rahul can be seen playing at number 4. Apart from KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant can be seen in the middle order. As an all-rounder, Team India can include Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya in the team. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah can take the field as the leading fast bowlers of Team India.
Probable Playing XI of Team India in T20 World Cup:
Virat Kohli (Captain)
Rohit Sharma (Vice-Captain)
KL Rahul
Suryakumar Yadav
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
R Ashwin
Varun Chakravarthy
Jasprit Bumrah
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
When will the T20 World Cup start?
The T20 World Cup 2021 will start in the UAE on October 17. 16 teams will participate in this tournament. The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B match between Oman and Papua New Guinea, in which other Group B teams Scotland and Bangladesh will take on each other. Group A consists of Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Namibia. Round 1 matches will run from October 17 to October 22. The top two teams from each group will move to the Super 12 stage starting from 23 October. The first semi-final will be held on November 10 in Abu Dhabi. The second semi-final will be played on November 11 in Dubai. Reserve days have been kept in both the semi-finals. The final of the tournament will be played in Dubai on November 14. A reserve day has also been kept for the final.
Indian team for T20 world cup
Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.
Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, and Deepak Chahar.
India can win T20 World Cup
India is considered to be a strong contender to win the T20 World Cup this year, but there is one team that can break Team India’s dream of winning the trophy. The team that can break Team India’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup trophy is West Indies, the most dangerous team in the T20 format. In the last T20 World Cup tournament played in the year 2016, the West Indies knocked out India after defeating them in the semi-finals. The title of the 2016 T20 World Cup was also won by West Indies, who is also the defending champion this time.
This team is a threat to India
Almost all the players of West Indies are T20 specialists, who have become stronger by playing T20 leagues around the world. In IPL also, the players of West Indies get better performance than the cricketers of other countries. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup title, but since then it has not been able to achieve this trophy. This time India would like to win the T20 World Cup at any cost.
India and Pakistan in the same group
India and Pakistan will face each other on 24 October in the T20 World Cup 2021. Let us tell you that India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group in the T20 World Cup. India’s winning record against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup tournament is 5-0. With India and Pakistan in the same group, once again an exciting match will be seen between the two countries. The last time Team India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the 2016 World Cup match. Batting first, Pakistan scored 118 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Team India achieved the target by losing 4 wickets.
India and Pakistan will clash after 2 years
Teams of India and Pakistan (IND VS PAK) will face each other after 2 years. The last time both the teams met was during the 2019 World Cup. In that match, India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 140 runs in that match. Team India had scored 336 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Pakistan’s team could only score 212 runs for 6 wickets.
Pakistan did not win against India in T20 for 9 years
There have been a total of 8 matches in T20 between India and Pakistan (IND VS PAK), out of which Team India has won 7 while Pakistan has won only one match. Let us tell you that the last time Pakistan won over India was in the year 2012. In such a situation, Pakistan’s team has been yearning to win over India for 9 years.
These teams are included in India’s group
For the opening round of the tournament, the teams are divided into two groups. England, Australia, West Indies, and South Africa have got a place in Group 1. At the same time, there are teams of India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan in Group 2. Apart from this, two teams each in both groups will come through qualifiers.
The groups of T20 World Cup 2021 are as follows:
Round 1:
Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guiana (PNG), and Oman.
Super-12:
Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1, and B2
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2, and B1.
