India T20 WC Squad – Indian Pace Attack WC: India yet again leaked runs in the death overs in the first T20I against Australia. The bowlers could not defend 208. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel conceded 101 Runs in their eight overs. Harshal seems without rhytm after recovering from injury. Jasprit Bumrah sat out owing to fitness issues. Mohammad Shami is also not in the squad. Fans & experts alike are asking simple question – can this LINE-UP really win T20 World Cup for India? Follow India T20 WC Squad Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
After shabby performance in the 1st T20, captain Rohit Sharma has also shown his unhappiness with the bowling effort.
“I don’t think we bowled well,” Rohit said on the official broadcast after the match. “Two hundred is a good score to defend, and we didn’t take our chances in the field. It was a great effort from our batters, but the bowlers were quite not there.”
India T20 WC Squad: Bumrah, Harshal UNFIT, Bhuvi leak RUNS at DEATH, Shami not in the squad, this Indian pace attack unlikely to win T20 World Cup for INDIA says FANS: CHECK OUT
India T20 WC Squad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar letting the match slip away in the death overs – 16, 14, and 19 runs are the runs Kumar has conceded in the 19th over in three matches. In the last game against Australia, the right-arm pacer could not take a wicket from overs 15 to 20. He conceded a whopping 52 runs and was poor in his execution. In Bumrah’s absence, Bhuvneshwar has not stepped in death overs for India.
While there is no doubt about his ability to bowl in the powerplay, it is line and lengths in the death overs that have become a cause of concern. Kumar does not have pace, he does not have an awkward angle, nor he has variations. He relies on lines and lengths, and if he does not get that right then he leaks runs.
“You can’t score 200 every day, you need to bat well. Hardik [Pandya] batted really well to get us there. We need to look at our bowling before the next game,” Rohit added.
India T20 WC Squad: Bumrah, Harshal UNFIT, Bhuvi leak RUNS at DEATH, Shami not in the squad, this Indian pace attack unlikely to win T20 World Cup for INDIA says FANS: CHECK OUT
Fans fuming in anger after India lose another match defending total
The latest defeat against Australia has left fans disappointed. They feel Indians are repeating the same mistakes repeatedly in the death overs.
Last 4 Overs While Defending in Death Overs
Bhuvneshwar – 63 runs, 0 Wickets
Arshdeep – 34 runs, 3 Wickets#ViratKohli𓃵 #INDvsAUS #RohitSharma𓃵 #RohitSharma #bhuvneshwarkumar #Bhuvi #captaincy #19thover #PAKvsEng #BCCI #T20WorldCup #Cricket #KLRahul #DineshKarthik pic.twitter.com/XoTKaEdrMl— CricketStan (@CricketStan) September 20, 2022
#bhuvneshwarkumar, Harshal 101 runs combination is worst. Aur yeh jayenge #T20WorldCup jeetane #IndianCricketTeam #INDvsAUS #RohitSharma𓃵 #Bhuvi #chahal
Total disappointment 😞 no. 1 T20 team can’t be like this. pic.twitter.com/HP1BRta6Th— Bade Aaram Se (@aaram_se) September 20, 2022
poor bowling show since #AsiaCup#Bhuvi failed in 19th over again and again… just think about Arshdeep Singh he is only bowler who can save minimum require runs…#INDvsAUS #ViratKohli𓃵 #RohitSharma𓃵 #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/cSscgYunN1
— Suraj Kumar (@surajkumar2894) September 20, 2022
India T20 WC Squad: When Shami and Bumrah will be fit
Shami is ruled out of the Australia T20 series due to COVID. Bumrah is yet to regain full fitness after suffering a back injury. The duo will likely play together during the South Africa T20 series which is scheduled to begin on September 28.
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