The 7th or 13th over should be bowled by Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup 2021. Dasgupta has suggested an interesting option. Also, to solve the side’s sixth-bowler conundrum in the T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya is unable to bowl his quota of overs. Dasgupta has backed Virat Kohli to contribute a couple of overs with the ball. Kohli should look to bring himself in right after the powerplay or before the death overs. Dasgupta feels that Kohli should look to bowl. In the 7th or the 13th over of the innings given that these two overs.
“Virat Kohli’s bowling could be an option if needed if you’re thinking outside the box. Virat Kohli himself must be careful as to when he introduces himself into the attack like in the 7th or the 13th over. Generally, if you look at the statistics, these two overs do not go for many runs,” Dasgupta said.
Moreover, Virat Kohli bowled two overs in the warm-up fixture against Australia. He has previously bowled in the T20 World Cup as well. He rolled his arm over in the semi-final clash. Against West Indies in 2016, taking the wicket of Johnson Charles in the process. Hardik Pandya is unable to bowl. He has brought up several questions regarding the team combination.
Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur is coming off a stellar Test campaign in England and a notable second leg of the IPL. Dasgupta believes that Thakur is ideal to play at No.8. But unsure of his ability to play one spot higher.
“Shardul Thakur according to me, is more suited to batting at No.8 but No.7 might be one step ahead for him. If India is going with 5 bowlers, I think 3 of them should be pacers. It gives the side a lot more flexibility while using Chakravarthy and Bumrah’s overs,” Dasgupta said.
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