Till date in the history of T20 cricket, no team has won the World Cup twice consecutively. No team has won this trophy three times. No one has won this title in their home country. On Saturday, February 7, when Team India will take the field against America at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, it will start its campaign to change all this history. The Indian team captained by Suryakumar Yadav is once again a contender for the title and seems to be the strongest team of this tournament. Despite this, there are some weaknesses in this team which can cause harm during the tournament.
Indian team as wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan Has chosen. But both are part of the squad because of their batting more than their keeping. As aggressive as both are in front of the wicket, they are equally weak behind the stumps. Especially Ishaan seems to be more worried in this matter and at the moment it seems that he will be the opener-wicketkeeper of the team. In the T20 series against New Zealand, he got the responsibility of keeping in only one match and in that Ishaan gave 8 runs bye, while also left 2 stumpings. Samson is also not very successful in terms of stumping.
The biggest concern for Team India is catching. Despite excellent fielders like captain Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh, Team India is proving to be a failure in terms of taking catches. From last year's Asia Cup to the recent New Zealand T20 series, the Indian team's catching success was less than 75 percent, which is the worst among big teams. It was Suryakumar Yadav's catch in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 that made India the world champion. In such a situation, this deficiency can take away the trophy from his hands.
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This is a problem that no one would have thought about 2 weeks ago. Especially considering the explosive batting of Abhishek Sharma, it is difficult to say but the question is about his partner. Sanju Samson was considered fixed in this role but he flopped badly in the series against New Zealand and could score only 45 runs in 5 innings. In such a situation, this responsibility now seems to be given to Ishan Kishan, who is in excellent form. Now, if Ishan also does not play in 2 matches, then Team India is not sure to come under pressure and in such a situation, they may have to go back to Samson again. Overall, the opening pair not being settled is a big concern.
The Indian team has won a lot of accolades in the last few years for its focus on fitness, but there are some key players in the current team who are constantly prone to injury. Harshit Rana is already out due to injury, while the situation on Washington Sundar's return is not clear yet. Even before the match against USA, Jasprit Bumrah fell prey to fever. Also, there is a risk of recovery from his back injury. A similar fear persists regarding Hardik Pandya, while some other players including Ishan Kishan, Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey have also been worried in this matter.
This is a problem which is considered no less than a crime in cricket. Especially no ball. Team India's star pacer Bumrah has been troubled by this on some occasions. But there is an even bigger problem with the wide ball and in this matter Arshdeep Singh is constantly under the scanner. In his short international career, Arshdeep has faced criticism many times for bowling 3-4 wides in a single over. Similarly, this problem is with Mohammad Siraj and Hardik Pandya.
