Predicting India's 18-man squad for T20 World Cup 2022

Three back to back 3-0 series victories, including nine straight wins – New skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid couldn’t have asked for a better start as India capped off a sensational run in the first half of their preparation for the 2022 T20 World Cup. The biggest positive feedback from recently concluded series has been India’s bench strength.

Several of their main players were rested across this period including former skipper Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah who missed two series each while Rishabh Pant missed one. Meanwhile, six players made their debuts and the men in blue found seven different Player of the Match winners in nine games.

On that note, let’s predict India’s 18-man squad for T20 WC 2022:

1. Rohit Sharma (C)

Skipper Rohit Sharma will have the responsibility to open the innings and provide a good start for his side in the all important tournament. The batter is most likely to open innings along with KL Rahul or Ishan Kishan.

Speaking about his numbers in T20Is, Rohit has played 125 T20 matches for India in which he has amassed a total of 3313 runs at an average of 32.17. The right-handed batter also has a very good strike rate of almost 140. Rohit has also 26 fifties and four centuries to his name while playing for India in shortest format of the game.

Along with his batting, the India captain will also have the responsibility to lead his troops in the World Cup. Team India under the leadership of Rohit will be looking to emulate their performance of WC 2007 when they became the first ever country to win the T20 WC.