Cricket Australia put together their best playing XI from the 2024 T20 World Cup, featuring three players from India. Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Kuldeep Yadav faced surprising decisions regarding their roles and performances. This announcement is before the last match, as India will play against South Africa in Bridgetown, Barbados, today.
Rohit Sharma Performance
The Captain of India, Rohit Sharma, has been in fine form during the tournament. He played with the opening hand and brought about 248 runs in seven innings. He stood at stumps with a strike rate of 155.97 His vibrancy has mirrored India’s progress to the title decider and it’s safe to suspect that he will be leading from the front.
However, Cricket Australia left him off their best XI captaincy and went with Rashid Khan from Afghanistan instead. Hardik Pandya had established himself as a crucial player for India. A poor IPL season was quickly forgotten during the World Cup, with 139 runs and eight wickets. And it was his all-round game in India’s run to the final that sealed him a spot among this combined XI.
It is no surprise that the dangerous Jasprit Bumrah is a lock-in for any Cricket Australia XI. His performances with the new ball and indomitable feats in death overs made him a hero of the tournament.
Rishabh Pant And Kuldeep Yadav’s Performance
Rishabh Pant, with his lightning gloves and explosive batting, was denied in favor of West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran. If this could not have become a match-turning inning, only Rishabh Pant, in his carefree approach and take-free mode of batting,
Another significant snub was Kuldeep Yadav, who, in four matches, scalped 10 wickets. It was a weird choice, as Kuldeep’s spin could have added depth to India’s bowling attack, but Cricket Australia seems more impressed by Rashid Khan and Rishad Hossain from Bangladesh.
India’s second-highest wicket-taker of the event with 15 scalps, Arshdeep Singh also didn’t make it on the XI. While his economy rate (7.70) was higher than it has been in the last five IPL.
Rohit Sharma Denied Captaincy For Australia Cricket
Indians needed Bumrah to operate at that pace under pressure and among an Australian contingent, preferring Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi over South Africa’s Anrich Nortje for a rapid-fire attack of their own.
Cricket Australia’s T20 World Cup XI highlights the performances of the best players in the tournament. The team contains three Indian superstars, but the selections to make Rohit Sharma captain have surprised many cricket followers. With the big game approaching, fans are dying to know if these picks mirror what will happen on the field.
Some of the members hail from a different part of Australia, with Cricket Australia picking up its best possible XI squad, which looks quite balanced.
Openers: Rohit Sharma (India), Travis Head (Australia)
Middle Order: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Aaron Jones (USA)
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis (Australia) and Hardik Pandya (India)
Bowlers: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan, Captain), Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh), Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Jasprit Bumrah (India), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)
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