T20 World Cup 2021: India Predicted Playing 11 against Pakistan at Dubai on October 24

Dubai, October 20: The most anticipated match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 will be held on October 24 when India face Pakistan in a Super 12 clash. India enjoy a 12 nil advantage over Pakistan in the ICC tournaments, and under Virat Kohli they will be eager to extend it.

Pakistan will be led by Babar Azam and would eye their first win over India in the ICC events, and this will be a closely contested match.

India will have to ensure that they get their combination right to defeat their rivals, who have a fine mix of youth and experience in their ranks and also boast of a very rounded bowling attack.

Here MyKhel takes a look at the possible playing 11 of India on coming Sunday.

1. Openers

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul: Rohit, a white ball great of all time, is a must at the top as he can hurt the opponents severely. The last time India met Pakistan in the ICC 50 over World Cup in 2019, Rohit had made a bruising hundred. Rahul, on the other hand, showed good form for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2021 and continued in the same vein in the warm up match against England a couple of days back. If Rohit and Rahul combine well then India will have a lot to look forward to, or else the slightly untested middle order will have some burden on it.

2. Middle order batsmen

Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav: The modest form of captain Kohli has been a worry for India for a while now, and he did not show any spark in the side game against England. Kohli batted reasonably for Royal Challengers Bangalore scoring over 300 runs but he needs to get going against the opposition from across the border.

Kishan seemed to have regained his mojo with a couple of brutal fifties for Mumbai Indians and in the side game against England. He should be walking in at 4, while Surya too did not have a great time in the IPL 2021 but seemed to be in a good space against England. This middle order needs to fire collectively against an unpredictable rival.

3. All=rounders

Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja. Hardik will be a massive concern for India. He was not in any kind of form for a while now, and needs to fire as a batsman. It is quite unlikely that he will bowl, and that will add more pressure on him to contribute as a batsman. After a slow start for the Chennai Super Kings, Jadeja seemed to have returned to near his best and played a big role in CSK grabbing their 4th title. India will require the chutzpah of Jadeja down the order as a batsman and his accurate left arm spin to get the better of the opponents.

4. Bowlers

Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy: In a good news for India, each of this brigade is in fine form, though India will ponder on the inclusion of a second spinner considering the slow nature of Dubai pitch.