Indian Cricket Team: A brutal force to reckon with

Indian Openers – A deadly Combo

The batting line up looks strong and settled. But there can be two different batting orders having the same line up. The same batting order can be rotated according to the need of the team. The team management can go in with the same line up they use for ODI’s i.e. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan opening the innings.

The opening pair is settled and they can set a platform for the batsmen down the order to go for the kill. But this does not allow India’s best T20 batsman Suresh Raina to set in and play a long innings as he comes out to bat after the fall of fourth or fifth wicket.

But Raina can be made to bat higher up the order if the team management decides to go in with the following lineup: Dhawan, Virat, Raina, Yuvraj, Rohit, Dhoni, and Jadeja.

Position of Kohli and Raina matters the most in T20′s

The reason behind Virat Kohli opening the innings is that it allows Raina to occupy the number 3 spot in which he did wonders for his IPL side Chennai Super Kings. This can be a deadly lineup because Kohli has had a good stint as an opener in the few games he played. Also the fact that Rohit Sharma is simply a brute force in the middle order for Mumbai Indians fancies this case more to be considered by the team management.

Whatever the lineup is Yuvraj Singh will be playing at number 4 and MS Dhoni will play the role of finisher which should be a threat to the opposition.

The current Indian side is considered the best fielding side at the moment. Just imagine the packed offside field that has Yuvraj Singh at backward point, Rohit Sharma at cover point, Virat Kohli at covers, Shikhar Dhawan at mid-off. Even a single is very tough to take.

The side also has Suresh Raina at slips and Ravindra Jadeja at square leg. MS Dhoni even transformed the slowest fielder of this current Indian team, R Ashwin as one of the finest slip fielder at the moment.

The current Indian side comprising of Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

Yuvraj Singh is back in the Indian side with a new avatar in which he is much fitter and thinner courtesy some training sessions in France.

With Yuvi back in the fold, the opposition batsmen have to be careful and think twice before playing a ball in the air or before taking a single.

The current team is very hungry for glory and players do not hesitate to throw their body to save runs as well as taking some spectacular catches.

The Captain Marvel MS Dhoni

There a pool of players who are likely to make it to the squad even if not in the playing XI. The likes of Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Amit Mishra and Amit Mishra have equal chances of booking a ticket to the T20 carnival. It won’t be a surprise if the selectors choose to go in with Pravin Tambe who had an outstanding CLT20.

The current team looks as strong favourites atleast on paper to lift the 2014 T20 world cup. But we all know that in T20’s there is every possibility for an upset.

As of now, Indian bowling is a worry. But the confidence of this generation of Indian batsmen is unbelievable, they are treating tough targets with irreverence. So chasing huge targets won’t be a problem for Indian batters.