T20 World Cup: How India’s WC bound players have fared in IPL 2021– With T20 World Cup all set to kick start from October 17, IPL 2021 seems to be the perfect preparation for the showpiece event. The second phase of the world’s biggest T20 league has given players from across the globe to built momentum and form required in one of the biggest tests. However, a number of Indian players have failed to tick boxes in the recent appearances which have become a big headache for BCCI and Virat Kohli & Co. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and live streaming on Star Sports & Hotstar.
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- The jittery form of SuryaKumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have raised concern over possible playing XI in the upcoming tournament.
- Hardik Pandya is not bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is yet to find form.
- Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Shami, KL Rahul, R Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Virat Kohli are among the bright spots for IPL 2021.
- The ongoing form of reserves- Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar has been staggering.
- Meanwhile, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s performances have raised questions about his T20 World Cup snub.
Speaking to Insidesport, a BCCI source said that Shreyas Iyer could be added to the main squad owing to his impressive knocks since return.
“We have Shreyas Iyer as the backup, if there are any concerns, he could be added. But it’s too early to say anything. Ishan Kishan is an important player and so are Suryakumar and others. There is no point speculating,” said the BCCI source.
T20 World Cup: How India’s WC bound players have fared in IPL 2021
Virat Kohli- India captain Virat Kohli is in red-hot form in Phase 2. He has slammed back-to-back fifties against CSK and MI. He will look to carry his form throughout the tournament and T20 World Cup and guide RCB & India to glory.
vs KKR- 5 runs
vs CSK– 53 runs
vs MI– 51 runs
Rohit Sharma- India’s swashbuckling batsman Rohit Sharma is yet to find his feet in the ongoing UAE leg of IPL 2021.
vs KKR– 30
vs RCB– 43
vs PBKS– 8
KL Rahul- Another Indian opener KL Rahul has been decent but yet to find big innings that would raise his confidence for T20 World Cup.
vs RR- 49
vs SRH- 21
vs MI- 21
SuryaKumar Yadav- SuryaKumar Yadav has failed to find his form in IPL 2021 Phase 2. In fact, he is yet to reach a score of double digits. His lean patch has started to tense BCCI.
vs CSK– 3
vs KKR– 5
vs RCB– 8
vs PBKS– duck
Rishabh Pant- Wicket-keeper batsman has been good with his crucial contributions to guide his franchise to a playoff spot. He will look to raise his game, carry his form throughout the tournament and T20 World Cup.
SRH- 35
RR- 24
KKR- 39
Ishan Kishan- Like SuryaKumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan has let down MI in Phase 2 of IPL 2021. He too is yet to find his form despite emerging as one of the leading run-scorer in UAE last IPL season.
vs CSK– 11
vs KKR– 14
vs RCB– 9
Hardik Pandya- The MI allrounder did not bowl a single over from recovering from niggle that prevented him from playing the first two matches. However, he did fire for Mumbai Indians against Punjab Kings and guide his team to their first victory in Phase 2 of IPL 2021.
vs RCB– 3
vs PBKS– 40*
R Jadeja
vs MI- 26 & 13/0
vs RCB- 31/0
vs KKR- 22 & 21/1
Rahul Chahar- Mumbai Indians spinner Rahul Chahar has faltered with his performance ahead of the T20 World Cup.
vs CSK– 22/0
vs KKR– 34/0
vs RCB– 33/1
vs PBKS– 27/1
R Ashwin- R Ashwin has emerged as one of the most economical bowlers for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021. India might use in the playing XI to keep pressure on the opposition’s batting in slog overs.
SRH- 22/0
RR- 20/1
KKR- 24/1
Axar Patel- DC spinner Axar Patel has looked decent but needs to provide crucial breakthroughs more often than not.
SRH- 21/2
RR- 27/1
KKR- 13/0
Varun Chakaravarthy- KKR spinner has been impressive ahead of the T20 World Cup. In fact, Virat Kohli said that he will be an important asset for India at the big stage.
vs RCB- 13/3
vs MI- 22/0
vs CSK- 22/1
vs DC- 24/0
Jasprit Bumrah- The MI pacer is all class and knows how to succeed irrespective of how the team performs. He has been quite consistent and raised his game to another level, rising to third place in IPL 2021 Purple Cap leaderboard.
vs CSK– 33/2
vs KKR– 43/3
vs RCB– 36/3
vs PBKS– 24/2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar- The SRH pacer’s form has been a concern for India ahead of the T20 World Cup. If he is unable to provide breakthroughs then India might have to opt for another compatible pacer with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohd Shami.
vs DC- 21/0
vs PBKS- 34/1
vs RR- 28/1
Mohd Shami- Punjab Kings pacer has been impressive for Punjab Kings. He is expected to pair with Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the new ball for Team India.
vs RR- 21/3
vs SRH- 14/2
vs MI- 42/1
Shreyas Iyer- The DC batsman, selected in reserve, has rung alarm bells to Indian team management after his dashing form since his return to cricket after 5 months post-injury. He has already played a couple of match-winning knocks to keep the selectors on the edge.
SRH- 47
RR- 43
KKR- 1
Shardul Thakur- Another pacer who has excelled in Phase 2 is Shardul Thakur. He is likely to join the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohd Shami if Bhuvneshwar Kumar fails to deliver in the remaining matches for SRH.
vs MI- 29/1
vs RCB- 29/2
vs KKR- 20/2
Deepak Chahar- CSK pace spearhead Deepak Chahar has improved as a powerplay bowler and can be an asset to India in the first six overs. MS Dhoni has so far managed to get the best out of him in the powerplay overs.
vs MI- 19/2
vs RCB- 35/1
vs KKR- 32/0
India squad:
Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.
Standby players:
Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
T20 World Cup: How India’s WC bound players have fared in IPL 2021
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