Team India was hot favourite for the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, but the shocking ouster of the seven-time champions from the marquee tournament left many stunned. Last edition's winners faced an early exit in the Super Fours games after comprehensively clearing the Group A clashes.
Rohit Sharma & Co. suffered back to back defeats at the hands Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Super Fours games. However, Sri Lanka and Pakistan ended up making the summit clash which will be played on Sunday (September 11).
Meanwhile, former India's star pacer Rudra Pratap Singh (RP Singh) has made a strong statement and said that Team India will not enter the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 as favourites for the coveted title after their dismal show in the Asia Cup.
"After their performance in the Asia Cup, India won't go to the T20 World Cup as favourites. If you really want to earn that trophy, you need to do minimal changes in the squad and back the 11-12 players in the upcoming games against Australia and South Africa. If you continue to shuffle, it will only cause more confusion," RP told India TV Cricket.
The former Indian pacer also picked India's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup. Singh said that he would pick out-of-favour pacer Mohammed Shami and spinner Kuldeep Yadav in his squad for the showpiece event. Singh feels that opener KL Rahul might not retain his place in the Indian playing XI at the T20 World Cup.
"I will pick Shami because the pace and bounce will help him bowl back of a length which is his strength. I have also added Kuldeep Yadav because even he can exploit the bounce factor in Australia. KL Rahul might not be in the XI but will definitely be a part of the squad," he added.
India's squad picked by RP Singh for T20 World Cup 2022:
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul, Deepak Chahar.
Reserves: Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Ravichandran Ashwin.
