BCCI announces India’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad
Irfan Pathan picks his preferred XI for tournament opener
Irfan Pathan picked Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik as his ideal middle-order batters for the Indian team. Meanwhile, he placed Virat Kohli at number three while picking captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul as the openers of the side.
Moreover, the former cricketer is of the opinion that the Indian team should start out with at least one spinner in an experienced playing XI. The 37-year-old picked Yuzvendra Chahal instead of Ravichandran Ashwin as the team’s leading spinner, in a bowling unit which constitutes Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his first-choice fast bowlers.
“So, from the top, my playing 11 would be - Rohit, KL Rahul, number three - Virat (Kohli), number four - Suryakumar Yadav, number five - Deepak Hooda, number six - Hardik Pandya, number seven - Dinesh Karthik, number eight will be a right arm leg spinner so it would be (Yuzvendra) Chahal, 9 to 11, here there will be Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel and along with that you can go for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.”
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