In the 2021 T20 World Cup, India suffered a humiliating defeat to Pakistan which derailed their whole campaign and even though they started as favorites, they found themselves eliminated in Round 2.
India will once again start the 2022 T20 World Cup facing their arch-rivals, Pakistan. With a new captain and a young squad, will India manage to win the ICC 2022 T20 World Cup trophy this time?
Many of the players who are part of the T20 World Cup team did not have the best IPL 2022 season but India will rest easy knowing that players such as Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami, and Kuldeep Yadav had career-best performances.
India does have some of the best T20 players in the world such as their captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah but there are still concerns about the rest of the squad. The Indian team has had dismal performances in the past few World Cups even though they were betting favorites.
One of the reasons is that the star-studded team fails to come together as a unit and overly depends on one or two players to win matches. Also, players who perform well in IPL fail to make the same level of impact in the ICC T20 World Cups.
Taking into consideration all the factors and the recent performances of the team, India has a good chance of making the semi-final and even going all the way to winning the ICC 2022 World Cup trophy.
India’s Odds To Win T20 World Cup 2022
According to Bet365, once again Indian team are the favorites to win the ICC World Cup 2022 with betting odds of 3.00. However, England are not very far behind.
India will surely face tough competition as they will be playing in Australia where the pitch offers a lot of pace and bounce. The Indian team will have to put in a consistent and excellent performance to win the World Cup 2022 trophy.
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India Players To Watch Out For
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been stuck in a rut for some time now and his World Cup woes keep on stacking up but we might finally see the resurgence of one of the best batsmen in the T20 World Cup 2022.
Kohli will definitely be a player to look out for because this time around he doesn’t have the pressure of captaincy on him as he gave up the position after the 2021 World Cup. So, if Kohli puts his entire focus on improving as a batsman, he can be an incredible asset to the Indian team.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit is one of the best openers in T20 cricket as not only does he score at an impressive rate, but he is also known for his consistency and scoring big for his team. He also has the highest number of centuries in T20 cricket with a career-best of 118 runs.
However, this year Rohit will also play another role in the team as he is appointed the captain of the Indian team. It will be interesting to see what approach he takes in his first captaincy in a World Cup tournament and also how much difference will it make in his batting prowess.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is the ace in India’s bowling unit and when he is in his best form, he is practically unplayable. In recent years, not only has he taken wickets up front for the team but also given many match-winning death bowling performances.
He’s not only one of the best wicket-takers but is also very economical with an economy of 6.51 in T20 international cricket.
India T20 World Cup Squad
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur
India’s Schedule For 2022 T20 World Cup
India – Super 12, Group 2
Matches
- 23 Oct – vs. Pakistan
- 27 Oct – vs. TBA
- 30 Oct – vs. South Africa
- 2 Nov – vs Bangladesh
- 6 Nov – vs TBA
India Prediction For T20 World Cup 2022
While India doesn’t have the best of records in ICC tournaments in recent years, this time under the leadership of a new captain and coach, they will look to turn things around and see if they can win the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.
India have betting odds of 3.00 making them favorites to win the 2022 T20 World Cup with an implied win probability of 33.33%. India are now all set to face England in 2022 T20 World Cup semi final.
India has both the batting depth and a lot of variety in their bowling attack to test any team on the hard and fast wickets in Australia. What will be important for India is to start their T20 World Cup campaign with a win under their belt.
This will give them confidence and momentum to play aggressively and justify their betting odds of being the T20 World Cup betting favorites.
India’s Performance At The Last T20 World Cup 2021
India started out as favorites to win the 2021 T20 World Cup but what followed was a nightmare for the Indian team.
In their first match, they suffered a 10-wicket defeat from Pakistan which completely brought down the morale of the team and they never recovered from it as they faced another clinical defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
The team did manage to recover well and defeat the rest of the teams in their groups but with the exception of Afghanistan, the other teams were hardly any competition for the Indian team. As a result of the group campaign, they were eliminated in round 2 of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
India’s History In Previous T20 World Cups
- 2007 – Winners, beat Pakistan in final
- 2009 – Eliminated in Round 2
- 2010 – Eliminated in Round 2
- 2012 – Eliminated in Round 2
- 2014 – Runners-up, lost to Sri Lanka in final
- 2016 – Eliminated in the semi-final after a loss to West Indies
- 2021 – Eliminated in Round 2
