Before making a massive claim on the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, former Australian spinner Brad Hogg pointed out two major flaws that he wants captain Rohit Sharma to fix.
Hogg made the remark after India performed its third consecutive whitewash at home, defeating Sri Lanka 3-0 in a T20I series. The former cricketer praised India's bowling depth, particularly in the pace department, on his YouTube channel, admitting that he will struggle to fit both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar in the Indian XI for T20 World Cup.
"India's pace attack depth in T20 cricket is exceptional. If I'm picking a team for the T20 WC for India, I'm going to find it hard to put Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar in there with the way Siraj, Avesh Khan, and Harshal Patel have been bowling," he said.
"They've got the best spin depth as well. Their batters after the top 2 are just exploding. Iyer, how good is he? Best selection in the IPL Auction," he added.
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Since November 2021, India has won 12 straight matches in the format, including three consecutive whitewash victories.
Hogg believes Rohit needs to focus on two major issues- death bowling and spin in the middle overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav crumbled under pressure against Sri Lanka in the third T20I in Dharamsala, and he wants the management to add more variety to the spin attack.
"I think Rohit Sharma will be looking at a couple of areas in the death bowling and spin in the middle overs. I think he thinks that the spin can have a little bit more variety. Kuldeep Yadav and Jadeja, very good quality bowlers, but when under pressure, opposition teams are able to get to them," he said.
In addition to these two, India's spin department includes R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Rahul Chahar, and Varun Chakravarthy for T20I cricket.
"When Sri Lankans swept Kuldeep, he did not really have a ball to counter that. When it is not turning, Jadeja sometimes bowls a little quicker, it gets easier to hit down the ground, so that's a little area there. India is going to be tough to beat in the T20 World Cup," he concluded.
