The T20 World Cup 2021 was a disaster for the Indian cricket team as they failed to make it out of the Group Stage to the knockout stages of the competition. The Men in Blue lost their opening 2 big matches against Pakistan and New Zealand very badly and win in their remaining matches was just not enough for them to qualify.
After the failure in UAE, it was very expected that a massive change will be made in squad, especially given the fact that Rahul Dravid was appointed as the new head coach of the team. And as expected, some new faces were tried out while some former faces returned to the squad.
And now, with another T20 World Cup to be played this year in Australia, Team India is looking to build a solid squad to take to Australia. And the new faces and returning players have done really well that there is now a huge competition for slot.
Today in this article, we discuss about players who were not in contention for a spot in the World Cup at the beginning of the year and suddenly looks all set to book their ticket for Australia.
Dinesh Karthik
At the age of 37-years-old and a great IPL 2022 campaign for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Dinesh Karthik made a comeback into the Indian team and is now a regular in the Playing XI in T20Is. He is playing the role of a finisher for the Men in Blue and his outstanding performance so far in has him seems already booked his ticket for Australia.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya led the Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Trophy as a perfect leader. The Gujarat Titans were making their IPL debut and it was the first time that Hardik led a team in his career. Not only he was a great leader, but he did really well with the bat as well 487 runs in 15 matches.
Arshdeep Singh
While playing for the Punjab Kings in the IPL for the last couple of years, Arshdeep Singh has been making headlines. The left-arm pacer has improved season by season. He possesses a great quality to swing the ball and is also great in the death overs. He started off his T20I career with a maiden over against England. He once again proved his worth in the 1st T20I against West Indies. While he may not have played a number matches, but he certainly finds himself in the mix for a selection headache for the selectors.
Deepak Hooda
Deepak Hooda is another player who has been improving season by season and had great IPL 2022. The all-rounder scored 451 runs from 15 matches in the IPL 2022 and his debut against Sri Lanka earlier this year. But, he has really impressed everyone with his performance post IPL 2022. He also scored a emphatic century against Ireland. He is also now in the discussion to be in contention for a ticket to Australia.
