Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan believes that the Indian cricket team must start preparations for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with the upcoming three-match T20I series against England, starting on July 7 (Thursday) at The Ageas Bowl.
However, the former speedster warned India that they should not misunderstand that the conditions in England and Australia are similar. He also stated that Rohit Sharma will face a difficult task in reshuffling his team for the upcoming T20I series against England.
Zaheer Khan told Cricbuzz: “The preparation for the T20 World Cup should begin now. The conditions in England and Australia are different, so have to keep that in mind as well. When you have such a big squad, it becomes difficult to determine which players should play.”
He added, “I think one among Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson will play. If you wish to play Ruturaj Gaikwad, then they will have to shuffle again. Dinesh Karthik being in the squad as a finisher is an added advantage.”
Zaheer also believes that the fast bowlers would not be enough for the Australian conditions, they should have some quality all-rounders in their squad for the T20 World Cup 2022.
He signed off by saying, “You know that Bumrah and Bhuvi will be there for the World Cup. The team have to see what sort of combination they finalize. If you look at Australian conditions, it is very important to have an all-rounder. Have to see how much Hardik Pandya bowls in this series.”
(With Cricbuzz Inputs)
