Yashasvi Jaiswal will aim to add his bit to the combination conundrum with a handy contribution, while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj should be at their best in India’s only T20 World Cup warm-up match against Bangladesh in the tournament opener on June 5. With all 15 cricketers playing regularly as members of their respective IPL franchise’s It will be the key to finishing. .
In the warm-up game, except for a save by Virat Kohli, who is expected to score a touchdown before the practice game, all 14 remaining players are expected to be available as they are not official.
This will be an opportunity to check everyone’s rhythm after most of the core team members have enjoyed a two-week break.
There will be two areas where skipper Rohit Sharma and outgoing coach Rahul Dravid will have to make smart decisions.
Even if Jaiswal performs well, how he fits into the side will be an issue. Because this means leaving power hitters like Shivam Dube out of the XI.
It’s a foregone conclusion that Jaiswal may have to sit out as not only could Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma open up, but the door could also open up for Dube later in the tournament.
“Shivam Dube is a six-hitting machine. He can be the ‘x-factor’ in the T20 World Cup. But if Shivam has to be in the XI, he can’t play Yashasvi. Rohit has to take that call and I have to play pace bowling in the XI. I like all-rounders, if Shivam plays, he can take on the opposition wrist spinners in the second half.” Suresh Raina, one of India’s best T20 batsmen at the time, said on Friday. Possible combinations.
India’s second problem will be finding an opening pace bowling partner for Jasprit Bumrah. Both Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj have been hot and cold in the IPL and their form still leaves much to be desired.
RP Singh, one of the heroes of India’s first edition win, feels Hardik Pandya’s four overs will be very important. Moreover, he feels that Arshdeep should be the second front-line assistant on the newly installed drop-in track.
Talking about the lengths to be bowled on American tracks during the early morning start, he felt the variations that would make Arshdeep a better option over Siraj would be important.
“From what I understand, there needs to be some pace on the wicket. So the ideal length would be a little short of the right length. For a bowler there won’t be much swing, but for a bowler with a variation of the yorker. “There are some slow ones, leg cutters and off cutters.” RP answered PTI questions during a promotional event in Delhi.
“These deliveries will be exploited a little more by Arshdeep, so the success rate will automatically increase and that is the understanding of American wickets,” he explained.
In the slow-paced match against Bangladesh, it will be a challenge for the middle-order on what to do with Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan, apart from questions from cutter master Mustafizur Rahaman.
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