Nowadays,
Indian Cricket Team is roaring in Cricket Industry. Either it is Test cricket,
ODI's, T20's or Indian Premier League, there is a big pool containing a lots of
talented Indian players. There is so much talent that two Indian Teams could be
formed, strong enough to beat any big team. And this is going to happen soon.
Today we will discuss about the 2021 tour of Indian Cricket Team.
As we all know that
IPL 2021 was suspended due to some positive cases in the bio-bubble. This could
cost BCCI a lot if it is not rescheduled between Aug-Sep.
WCC (World Test Championship) Final
Now the next big
challenge for India is to win the World Test Championship, starting on 18 June.
India has played very well specially in Test cricket. Many star
performers came out to be known (Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj and many more…). Everybody’s
eyes would be on these young star performers if they made into the playing 11.
We should also not forget that the opposition team (New Zealand) is much stronger.
They have fast bowling all-rounders which will be an asset for them in English
pitches. The unavailability of Hardik Pandya is a great loss for India. Still
all our hopes are with the top players- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant
and Jasprit Bumrah. If they do well, then the victory of India is not very far.
Sri Lanka Tour
After the WTC Final,
India will play 5 T20is and 3 ODI series with Sri Lanka that will start from 13
July. But the main problem is it will be conducted just before the England
series. The players cannot play at two places in a very short time due to
bio-bubble. So it is decided that another squad will be going to Sri Lanka with
a new caption. Now the question arises who will be the caption? Will it be Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer or Hardik Pandya. According to news, Shreyas Iyer is
unlikely to be fit on time, so he won’t be available for selection in the Sri
Lanka Tour. The selection for this series is not yet done but let’s tries to
form the playing 11:
1) 1) Prithvi Shaw
2) 2) Shikhar Dhawan(C)
3) 3) Suryakumar Yadav
4) 4) Ishan Kishan (WK)
5) 5) Sanju Samson/ Manish Pandey
6) 6) Hardik Pandya
7) 7) Krunal Pandya
8) 8) Deepak Chahar
9) 9) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10) Yuzi Chahal/ Rahul Chahar
11 11) Avesh Khan/ T Natrajan
Let’s hope India will
also win this series.
India had defeated England in Test series before, so now England is eagerly waiting to defeat India in their home conditions, but it will not be easy. India will be ready to give a tough fight after playing WTC. India must play more fast bowlers as they will be the key in England. Let’s hope this 5 Test series is also in the hands of India.
After that, BCCI is
planning to conduct the remaining IPL 2021 either in UAE or in England. But it
will be difficult as most foreign players will be unavailable at that time.
2021 ICC T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men’s T20
World Cup is scheduled to be played in October and November in India, but the
venues might change due to Covid. This will be the biggest challenge for India
as 16 Teams will be playing it. The real test of India would be T20 World Cup.
Can we see Virat Kohli lifting the T20 Cup this year? Can India dominate this tournament? I don't know. Lets hope India
to do this job successfully.