Published 08:55 IST, October 21st 2022
T20 World Cup: Virat to Shami, how has Team India fared in Australia in T20Is in the past?
Before the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday, October 23, we take a look at performance of players who have experience of playing in Australia.
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After disappointing result in previous edition of T20 World Cup, Team India is t only aiming to do well in latest edition but has set its sights on lifting trophy. men in blue are one of strong contenders to lift T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. composition of team and coaching staff has changes since last edition.
Rohit Sharma is currently leer of team, while Rahul Dravid has replaced Ravi Shastri as he coach. Speaking of team for tournament India is without services of ir ker players Ravindra Jeja and Jasprit Bumrah due to injury. A total of 17 players are in Australia. 15 players are part of main squ, while two players are travelling as reserves. Before India vs Pakistan match on Sunday, October 23, we take a look at performance of those players who have experience of playing in Australian conditions.
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T20 World Cup 2022: How have Team India players performed in Australian condition
Rohit Sharma (Captain)
Team India skipper has played second-highest number of matches in Australia. Out of 9 matches, Rohit has batted in seven of m and scored a total of 181 runs. 'Hitman' has registered two half-centuries, with 60 runs being his best score.
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KL Rahul
vice-captain of team has played 6 T20I matches in Australia. In five innings has scored 108 runs at an aver of 21.60 which also includes one half-century.
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Virat Kohli
former India skipper loves playing in Australian conditions and boasts of an impressive record. 33-year-old has featured in 11 T20Is out of which he has batted in 10 matches. Kohli has scored a total of 451 runs, at an aver of 64.42. He has five half-centuries to his name and will be aiming for a superb show in latest edition of T20 World Cup.
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Hardik Pandya
all-rounder will have an important role to play in Australia during tournament. However, Pandya has t played eugh T20I matches down under. He has so far got to feature in just 3 T20I matches in which he has scored a total of 78 runs. With ball, Hardik has picked up three wickets.
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Rishabh Pant
attacking wicketkeeper-batsman has played just three T20Is which happened during 2018 tour. He only got a chance to bat in two matches and could only score a total of 20 runs.
Dinesh Karthik
Karthik will be aiming to improve his record down under during T20 World Cup if given a consistent run in T20 World Cup. veteran wicketkeeper-batsman has played four matches for India in Australia in which he has scored 60 runs, at a strike rate of 153.84.
Ravichandran Ashwin
veteran off-spinner is longer a regular in white ball format. Speaking of his record in Australia, Ashwin has played five T20I matches in Australia and picked up just 5 wickets. With bat he has scored 15 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal
bigger grounds in Australia will be of great help to leg spinner in terms of getting wickets. He has featured in three T20Is in country and has taken four wickets.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Team India’s leing wicket-taker in T20Is has hardly played eugh matches in Australia. Bhuvneshwar has featured in just three T20Is in past in which he has two wickets.
Mohammed Shami
Bengal pacer will be key to India's success in tournament. In absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Shami will have responsibility of stopping runs in death overs. He has played just one T20I match in Australia which came during India’s tour of Australia in 2020. outing was a forgetful one since he was hammered for 46 runs in four overs and remained wicketless.
08:55 IST, October 21st 2022