In their anticipated starting eleven, former Indian cricketers Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Irfan Pathan have backed talismanic batsman Virat Kohli to bat at number three as the final leg of preparations for the Men’s T20 World Cup gets underway with a three-match series against Australia, then South Africa.
Kohli returned to form in the Asia Cup 2022 after a gap of a month and a half from the sport, finishing as the second-highest run-getter with 276 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 147.59, including 122 against Afghanistan and a pair of fifties against Hong Kong and Pakistan, respectively.
India hopes to win the Men’s T20 World Cup trophy in Australia from October 16 to November 13 for just the second time after taking home the trophy in 2007 in South Africa. Kohli’s return to form works fairly for India in this endeavour.
