There is no better playing XI than India's, they are the outright contenders to win T20 World Cup 2022: Nikhil Chopra

Former spinner Nikhil Chopra has picked his best XI of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 that is underway in Australia. The eighth edition of the showpiece event has so far showcased a few individual performances from all participating teams in the last fortnight. 

Meanwhile, batting megastar Virat Kohli has also found a special mention in this category for his match-winning performances. Kohli has registered three half-centuries in four matches and is now the all-time leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup history with 1065 runs, surpassing the Sri Lankan batting icon Mahela Jayawardene.

Nikhil Chopra's best India XI for T20 World Cup 2022

Nikhil Chopra had no hesitation in picking the Indian team as the best team of the tournament and he confidently predicted the Men in Blue to lift the coveted trophy at the MCG on Sunday, November 13.

"Look this should happen for sure because the way India are playing at the moment whether it is batting, bowling or having the idea of from where a game needs to be changed. There is no better playing XI than the team who are the outright contenders to win this tournament", said Nikhil Chopra while speaking on 'BatBricks7 presents Run Ki Runneeti' on CricTracker.

"It is very easy to print the stats of the top-run scorer and the top wicket-taker, but the team that will get its name engraved on that silver trophy (T20 World Cup) that itself is the best XI", he added.

Meanwhile, India overcame Bangladesh by five runs via DLS method in a rain-curtailed encounter at the Adelaide Oval on November 2 to strengthen their semifinal hopes. Virat Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Match for his blistering knock of an unbeaten 64 runs from 44 deliveries.  The Men in Blue would now be looking to end their Super 12 fixtures on a high and also confirm their semis berth when they face Zimbabwe on November 6 at the MCG.

Nikhil Chopra's best playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh