5 Boxes India Need To Tick Before The ICC T20 World Cup 2024

One of the fundamental aspects of batting in the T20 format is to make the Powerplay count. The onus will be on our openers to give us a flying start in the first six overs. The top order, inclusive of the number 3 batter, has to mix caution with aggression...

- POULAM BHATTACHARYA

The India-Afghanistan T20I series was the last outing for the Indian Cricket Team in an International series, prior to the T20I World Cup that commences in June, 2024. Let us have a glance at 5 critical areas of the game that the Indian team needs to sort out before they take the field in the Windies and the USA.

1. CAPITALISING ON THE POWERPLAY

One of the fundamental aspects of batting in the T20 format is to make the Powerplay count. The onus will be on our openers to give us a flying start in the first six overs. The top order, inclusive of the number 3 batter, has to mix caution with aggression and set the tone for the rest of the innings. We have seen the role Yashasvi Jaiswal has been pursuing in this format lately, where he goes all guns blazing and takes the attack to the opposition from the word go. Although he has been struggling for form of late, one can always rely upon Rohit Sharma to give us an exquisite start. If India is to put up a clinical performance in the World Cup, then the openers have to exhibit a fearless approach and provide positive momentum to begin with.

2. SPIN DEPARTMENT