Former England pacer Darren Gough has picked his pace attack for Team India with a surprise pick for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia from 16 October to 14 November.
Gough said that Jasprit Bumrah was his golden pick and then he went on to name experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in his pace bowling attack for India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022.
The former pacer also picked Mohammed Siraj as his third pacer while backing young pace sensation Umran Malik to play in this year’s mega event in Australia. Notably, Umran made his T20I debut for India last month and has so far played 3 T20Is and picked up only 2 wickets.
Well, Umran has not yet made any impact to be picked for the T20 World Cup 2022, but still, Gough picked the young pacer for the mega event solely for his ability to bowl at near 150 kph and said that it would certainly surprise many.
Darren Gough said in a video uploaded on Cricket.com YouTube channel: “Bumrah, I think he is the best all-format fast bowler in the world. He is your first pick, the golden pick. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in because of his skill with the new ball. It is really important to take early wickets, slows the momentum down. We have seen that throughout the England vs India series. So, I think he has to be on there.”
He also feels India can consider Mohammad Shami, Prasidh Krishna, and Arshdeep Singh for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022, but he would go with Umran, Siraj, Bhuvneshwar, and Bumrah.
The commentator further explained, “(Mohammed) Siraj has got good pace. I have been impressed with him when I saw him bowl in Australia and when I saw him in India. Then you've got Umran Malik. Anybody who bowls that speed gets into my squad. On the pitches in Australia, you might just need that extra bit of pace to shock the opposition.”
He signed off by saying, “But India has got so many options, Shami is another player with so many skills with the new ball. Then there is Prasidh Krishna. There is plenty of options but I would have Umran Malik, Siraj, Bhuvneshwar, and Bumrah.”
