In less than a month’s time, the T20 World cup 2022 will be falling upon us and the discussions are already raging wild about who will be the possible winners of this grand showpiece event. Last time Australia did the honours, rising through a flurry of formidable foes and managing to re-establish themselves as the ultimate force in cricketing echelons.
However, a year has passed and there have been significant changes across the cricketing roster. With all said and done, there will be new challengers this time with a force like never before, piling up new odds and putting them to the sword. Let’s have a look at the four strongest contenders for the T20 World Cup 2022 title.
#1 India
Despite losing out Jasprit Bumrah, or most likely being on the brink of it, Team India will still remain the favourites of the tournament. There are multiple reasons to believe that this team has the perfect juice to stay afloat and no matter the absentees, they still have enough firepower in their ranks to challenge the odds. With that being said, Virat Kohli has found himself in form just ahead of the grand fiesta while KL Rahul is also pulling off wonders, even though are a few debates about it.
Add to that the phenomenal form of Suryakumar Yadav who is absolutely slaying it while a returning Hardik Pandya has provided a platform like none other with Dinesh Karthik providing the finish. Despite their bowling being slightly questionable, yet the presence of Arshdeep, Bhuvi and most likely Mohammad Shami on surfaces where bounce and pace work out wonders, you do not need to worry so much about your main man being out with an injury.
#2 Australia
Well, it goes without a saying, the defending champions have tremendous depth in their ranks, and believe this or not, they would undoubtedly be the favourites to lift the silverware.
With a very deep batting line-up and a phenomenal pace attack, led the fast triptych of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, it won’t be an easy task in humbling the mighty Roos Down Under. You will need a lot more than brick and mortar to silence the hosts and with the kind of hitting that they come to the tournament with, well you never know, what’s up next.
#3 New Zealand
A very silent force are the Kiwis and yet the kind of domination that they are capable of stitching, well, the 2021 World Cup was just another burning ode to their brilliance. The best part about the Blackcaps are that they are very unpredictable and you don’t know what’s coming next.
They have a very experienced batting line-up and their bowlers are pretty used to the nasty surfaces of Australia where the batters usually need a few moments to settle themselves. They also have a phenomenal leader in Kane Williamson and no matter what the world says, don’t be surprised if you find them battling in the finale again.
#4 South Africa
This may come as a surprise for sure, but this year may finally be the ones where the Proteas can knock the monkey of ‘chokers’ of their back. They have a strong team backed by a marauding pace unit which can actually produce gold in Australia’s bouncy surfaces.
With names like Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi coming together, it will be difficult situation for their counterparts, provided if their batters can carry on their part.
