The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 begins in the next few days. This tournament is going to be the centre of attraction of the Cricketing world for the next few weeks. We should take a look at some of the stars of the Indian team whose performances would be of prime importance for the team.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Captain Cool. Man with the Midas touch. A real T20 specialist. Wanted in any T20 team in the world. Undoubtedly the most important factor in the Indian team, right from the inception of the T20 World Cup in 2007. This man is the vital cog in the line-up. He captains the side, keeps wickets for the team, takes the important decisions, rotates his bowlers in his own unconventional way, and almost always guarantees positive results.
He led a really inexperienced young team in the inaugural edition and won the Cup. He then became the most sought after player in the IPL. Since then, he has only grown in stature and has become a role model leader of the game and the fact that he is now the only Captain to have led his team in all the six editions of the World Cup is a testimony to that. We all wait with baited breath and hope that he can carry the team through the tournament and end it with the glittering trophy in his hand!
- Yuvraj Singh
Okay, where do I begin? This man is the only one to have scored six sixes in an over in a T20 World Cup. He has the record of scoring the fastest fifty, which he did so in a ridiculously awesome span of just 12 deliveries. He has done so much to establish his name in this format of the game and is a brilliant fielder and a more than handy bowler too, so he is quite the complete package. I’m sure that every Captain would want a player like him in his team. He has been given a chance for a comeback to the team and has done really well in the lead up to this tournament and it seems like he’s back in the groove. THE man. Legend. Forever. Look out for his performances in this tournament!
- Rohit Sharma
Effortless. Grace. Exquisite. Talented. These are just a few words that are used to describe this player. He has become the most consistent batsman in the Indian team in the past year. This man played a memorable and vital innings of 50 runs from 40 deliveries in the Super 8s stage against South Africa in the 2007 inaugural edition. This match-winning knock of his enabled India to reach the Semi-Finals, that too by just scraping through by virtue of having a better net run rate as compared to the other teams. Then in the historic final against Pakistan, he came out to bat in the final few overs and his innings of 30 runs of just 16 deliveries was actually the reason why India had enough runs on the board and Pakistan choked in the final over while trying to chase India’s total of 157. Has been on fire and it will be great if he continues to give India the starts that he has been able to!
- Virat Kohli
The man of the moment. He has been in a purple vein of form. He has literally won the games for the team in the recent past. If the team is compared to a ship, then this player is the steering wheel of the ship. Nothing that can be said will be enough praise for him. He literally kills it with his performances in games. He gets under the skin of the opposition and puts forth his arrogant nature into his batting and it works like magic. The team would be expecting a grand performance from him every match and it will be a treat to watch his knocks in the tournament.
- Hardik Pandya
This name might come as a surprise for many. However, I feel that he has to be included in the Top-5 players to watch out for in the Indian team. He has been simply breathtaking since his inclusion into the team. Comes in towards the end and tonks the bowlers all over the park, bowls his full quota of 4 overs in a very economical manner and picks up a wicket or two too. Great asset to the team. Oozes with confidence. Lifts the spirit of the team with his swag like manner of playing. Amazing inclusion into the team. Can’t wait to see him in action in his first World Cup tournament!
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