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On Tuesday, Captain Kapil Dev said that India is not the favorite to win the 2022 T20 World Cup. He is further tense about Rohit Sharma and his team making it to the semifinals. Last year India had an underwhelming show in the WC at the UAE. However, making they fail to make it to the top four.
Notably, there are a lot of changes in the Indian team after last year’s mega event including the new coach and the captain. Although India has played powerful cricket in the bilateral matches this year they fought in the multi-nation Asia Cup and failed to enter the final. As known, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are also a worrying sign for them as the match-winners have been ruled out of the tournament.
“In T20 cricket, the team winning one match can lose the next. It’s very difficult to talk about the chances of India winning the World Cup. The issue is can they make it to the top four? And I am concerned about their making it to the top four. Only then anything can be said. For me, it’s just a 30 percent chance of India making it to the top (last) four,” Kapil Dev said.
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He also spoke about having a quality all-rounder in the side as he said that skipper Rohit has the freedom of having Hardik Pandya in the squad who has the proficiency to do well in all three departments. “What more do you want in the side other than having all-rounders who could win matches for a side not only in the World Cup but in all other matches or events? A cricketer like Hardik Pandya has been quite useful for India.”
“All-rounders are the key players of any side, and they become the strength of a team. An all-rounder like Hardik gives Rohit Sharma the liberty to make use of the sixth bowler in a match. He is a good batter, bowler, and fielder too. Ravindra Jadeja is also a perfect all-rounder for India. Even in our days, we had plenty of all-rounders in the India team,” he added.
Well, Pandya has often been praised as the next ‘Kapil Dev’ of Indian cricket. The former India captain implied that it’s good for young players to set higher benchmarks to succeed on the big stage. “In our days too, we had idols, we used to follow them. It’s good that new benchmarks are being set by young cricketers. It’s a very good sign for a team and I believe that everyone should keep working hard to set much higher benchmarks,” he said.
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