The T20 World Cup is making great strides. The Indian cricket team has recently left for Australia for the preparatory camp on Thursday. After winning the T20 series against South Africa and Australia, India’s playing XI is poised to compete for the World Cup trophy in Australia. Contrary to their home soil, India, the Rohit Sharma – led Indian contingent would need to buckle up for the tournament ahead because, unlike India, the Australian terrain is quite difficult and challenging. The breeze in Australia is hard to predict. Furthermore, the dry and drifting wickets make it easier for spinners to dominate the game.
Based on the T20 series, here are some spinners which may dominate the World Cup :
1. India’s Akshar Patel has the lead in the T20 World Cup
Although Akshar Patel was a replacement for Ravindra Jadeja who underwent knee surgery recently, his performance has made him reign on the T20 show. The IPL 2021 witnessed the wrath of Akshar’s deliveries when he picked up 15 wickets across 12 matches with a prodigious economy of 6.65. In the recently concluded T20 series between India and Australia, Akshar showed some impeccable spin and gave a tough time to the class batters of Australia. Akshar Patel, with his impeccable skill set and transcendental deliveries, can definitely lead India to victory in the World Cup tournament 2022.
2. Pakistan’s Shadab Khan can be on the top of the T20 World Cup
Shadab Khan has recently put up a great show with his annihilating leg spins. The pitch of Australia would give an additional bounce to his excellent spins. The vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Shadab Khan, has extensive experience of playing on the Australian pitch. Shadab’s googlies and flippers could give Pakistan a formidable lead during the T20 World Cup tournament 2022.
3. South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi can be a walking nightmare for class batters
Tabraiz Shamsi is one of the top-rated spinners in the world. The batters are generally hesitant to confront Tabraiz Shamsi on the pith during the powerplay. The spinner picks wickets, effortlessly on the pitch. With the presence of Tabraiz Shamsi in the team, the bowling unit of the South African cricket team comes out as one of the deadliest in the world. Tabraiz would definitely be a walking nightmare for a lot of class batters during the T20 World Cup tournament in 2022.
4. Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the king of googlies and flippers
The 21-year-old Afghanistan’s spinner, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, has extensive experience of deliveries in international cricket. He usually bowls during the powerplay, but can also be seen throwing off a few overs in the middle. Mujeeb maintains an impeccable economy of 6-7, which is quite phenomenal in the short format games. The class batters from around the world find it difficult to hit Mujeeb’s googly and flippers. With his freelance cricketing experience, Mujeeb could definitely be a threat to the class batters in the T20 World Cup tournament in 2022.
5. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga could be the dark horse of T20 WC 2022
The dry pitch is Wanindu Hasaranga’s strength. The dark horse of Sri Lanka can destroy the top-order of any team on a dry pitch. Australia would be a good time for the spinner, we’re assuming. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) signed up Wanindu Hasaranga for a whopping 11 crore in the last IPL and, with his destroying googlies and flippers, Wanindu proved his worth on the pitch. After putting up a great show in the IPL and T20, Wanindu Hasaranga is all set to destroy the top-order batters with his annihilating spinners on the pitch of Australia.
