"Ideally the scenario should have been a left-right combination, from my point of view Yashasvi Jaiswal should have come at number three with Rohit Sharma and Virat. But from a team point of view, they have changed the combination because then Shivam Dube was there And Axar Patel might not have got a chance to play, so they have made for a perfect combination where Axar Patel is batting at No. 8, especially on this pitch where the bowlers have the advantage," Sidhu was quoted in a release. Was done as stated by Star Sports.
The former cricketer said that if the T20 World Cup 2024 had started in the West Indies, the Men in Blue would have opened the match with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The 60-year-old player said that no one can expect 200 runs on the New York pitch.
"If the tournament had started in the West Indies, we would have seen Rohit and Yashasvi opening the match, there you don't need a sixth or seventh bowler.So from this point of view the combination of Rohit and Virat is important." Because they both are experienced players and they understand that the first 6 overs are important and they can score runs after that. You cannot expect 200 runs on this pitch, 130 or 140 runs would be good and this combination would work." added.
India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. , Mohammad Siraj.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
The former cricketer said that if the T20 World Cup 2024 had started in the West Indies, the Men in Blue would have opened the match with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The 60-year-old player said that no one can expect 200 runs on the New York pitch.
"If the tournament had started in the West Indies, we would have seen Rohit and Yashasvi opening the match, there you don't need a sixth or seventh bowler.So from this point of view the combination of Rohit and Virat is important." Because they both are experienced players and they understand that the first 6 overs are important and they can score runs after that. You cannot expect 200 runs on this pitch, 130 or 140 runs would be good and this combination would work." added.
India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. , Mohammad Siraj.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
