5 fast bowlers who could book their tickets to the T20 World Cup via IPL 2020

The IPL 2020 begins on March 29.

The IPL 2020 will start from March 29 and will be of utmost importance for the Indian team and management given that there are many places to be filled in the squad which will travel to Australia for the upcoming edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020.

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There are spots to be filled in batting, bowling and even wicketkeeping slots in the upcoming ICC event and the most important of all is perhaps the vacancy for backup fast bowlers who will assist the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and maybe Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the T20I team for the tournament.

Therefore, Team COC picks five possible options in fast bowlers, who can book their tickets to the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, on the back of superlative performances in the Indian Premier League 2020.

Check out the 5 fast bowlers who could book their tickets to T20 World Cup via IPL 2020

SHARDUL THAKUR

Shardul Thakur has been prominent in the past couple of series for the Indian team when he was brought in as backup for the likes of Bumrah, Chahar, and others, as the team tried out various other bowlers in the trials.

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Thakur has picked 21 wickets in 15 T20I matches for India, while he has 104 scalps in 90 T20 matches with an average of 24.62 and an economy of 8.39. There are critics of his bowling, given that he seems to go for runs under pressure given his T20I economy of 8.73. But he showed he can hold his nerves in recent T20I series against New Zealand.

PRASIDH KRISHNA

Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna has impressed with his pace and ability to jangle batsmen for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He became part of the KKR squad in the IPL 2018 season when Kamlesh Nagarkoti got injured. Krishna was given the new ball and he managed to get some much-needed wickets at the top.

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Team India is lacking a bowler who has extremely pace and Krishna clocks easily at over 145 kph every time he lets the ball go. He was the leading wicket-taker for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.

The young lad needs to work on his radar as he has a tendency to give away runs; given that he is just 23-years-old, Krishna will learn with time as he will be sharing the dressing room with the likes of Pat Cummins and Lockie Ferguson in KKR camp, two world-renowned express pacers. This might also give him a ticket to ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

KHALEEL AHMED

Khaleel Ahmed had a breakout season in 2018-19 season, when he performed so well for the Men in Blue, that he almost got himself on the plane with the team for the ICC World Cup 2019. It was unfortunate that he missed the chance narrowly, but he has another opportunity to make it to another ICC event, the T20 World Cup in Australia.

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Khaleel has 73 wickets in 48 T20 matches with an economy of 7.96. in 10 matches in IPL, he has 19 scalps playing for Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has the advantage of being a left-handed seamer, something Indian team is lacking in its arsenal, given that he brings a different angle of attack in the bowling squad.

A brilliant performance for SRH in upcoming IPL 2020, might get the selectors interested in taking him to Australia for the ICC event.

NAVDEEP SAINI

The 27-year-old Delhi bowler from Karnal, Navdeep Saini had made quite an impact with his ability to bowl consistently at the speeds of 145 kph and above. The right-handed pacer has impressed with his pace and the tendency to bowl toe-crushing yorkers has given India a great option to unleash on opposition batsmen.

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He can be quite a handful on hard pitches in Australia during the ICC T20 World Cup which will provide him with bounce going with his express pace. He needs to have a very good IPL 2020 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in order to have a chance to go down under and play in the ICC event. Saini has shown he has the character to come good in any situation and ability to pick wickets when most needed.

DEEPAK CHAHAR

Deepak Chahar was in red hot form before being struck down with a back injury. He had a tremendous T20I series against Bangladesh at home where he picked a hat-trick, the first by an Indian bowler in T20Is and also recorded the world record bowling figures in the format of 6/7.

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A young and strong pacer, Chahar tends to swing the ball at the start and was used exclusively for the same during his maiden stint with Chennai Super Kings by MS Dhoni in 2018. However, Dhoni then tasked him with bowling in death as well in IPL 2019 and Chahar has developed into a complete fast bowler capable of removing the top order, as well as the tailenders with quite an ease.

His performance in the IPL 2020 for CSK will be important given that the selectors will have a keen eye on him, possibly as a good partner for Jasprit Bumrah, who is excellent in death overs, while Chahar takes care at the front with the new ball.