T20 World Cup: The team has been selected, but the problem of the playing eleven remains, a tough decision has to be taken, where will Shivam fit?

New Delhi. India has announced its squad for the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the team and Hardik Pandya will be the vice-captain. Apart from the 15-member squad, BCCI has also selected 4 reserve players. However, even with many veteran players like Irfan Pathan, there are flaws in the team. Irfan expressed surprise over Rinku Singh not being selected in Team India. Now that the 15-man squad is being picked with such surprises, imagine what will happen on the day the Indian playing XI is selected.

If the Indian team chooses its playing eleven conventionally, Rohit Sharma will be accompanied by Yasshwi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav in the top-4. This means that there will not be a single Indian cricketer in the top 4 who also bowls. This is a problem that has been plaguing India for quite some time now and it has weighed heavily on the team at times.

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India also has the option of selecting Shivam Dubey in the top-4. But for this captain Rohit Sharma and team management have to take a strict decision. Shivam Dubey can come into the playing XI only if Yashaswi Jaiswal or Hardik Pandya are kept out of it. Keeping Pandya out will be a more difficult decision, one that the team will rarely take. Yes, if the Indian management wants to take some risk then they can open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Then Suryakumar will come at number three and Shivam Dube at number four. Batsman Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant will play as wicketkeeper at number five. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja at number six and seven.

Option to field with 4 specialist bowlers
In the last one-two years, the Indian team has tried to keep batsmen up to number eight. Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur or Ravichandran Ashwin are getting a chance in this effort. But in an effort to increase batting depth, bowling is often affected. In such a situation, India has the option of fielding 2 specialist spinners and 2 specialist pacers from numbers 8 to 11 i.e. the last four numbers. If Shivam Dubey plays, he might even bowl an over or two. But for this Shivam will be tested in the opening match itself. Shivam Dubey could not bowl in IPL due to impact player rule. In such a situation, Shivam’s bowling cannot be trusted much. Yes, it can be tried in the first match or two, so that the next strategy can be prepared.

Indian Probable Playing XI (Traditional): Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

Indian Probable Playing XI (Attack): Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Indian Team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal. Arshdeep Singh. Reserve Players: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan and Khalil Ahmed.

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