Asia Cup 2022: 5 potential Player of the Tournament candidates

With the T20 World Cup happening later in the year, the Asia Cup holds a lot of importance for many of the players. Their place in the XI or even in the 15 will be questioned if they fail to impress the selectors in the Asia Cup. Thus, all the players will look forward to giving their best in order to book their place for the mega tournament in Australia.

India and Pakistan are of course the favourites to win the tournament. However, one can never dish out Sri Lanka or Afghanistan. Bangladesh of course will be the dark horse of the tournament after their series loss against Zimbabwe. However, who can inspire their respective teams in order to bag the Asian glory? Here’s a list of-

5 players who have the potential to win the Asia Cup Player of the Tournament award

1. Suryakumar Yadav

The flamboyant Indian batter has been sensational ever since he made his India debut. The 31-year-old is just behind Babar Azam as he currently stands second in ICC Men’s T20I rankings. After a very successful series against the West Indies, Suryakumar will now take some time off before returning to the Asia Cup.

The Mumbai-born cricketer now has 672 runs in 23 T20 Internationals. He can change the complexion of the match at any given point and that’s what makes him such a dangerous player in T20I cricket. He has also groomed himself to be India’s Mr. 360 as the player has shown his class to hit shots at every corner of the ground.

With Rohit Sharma and company getting used to playing aggressive cricket, players like Suryakumar get a lot of freedom to explore and then implode. With the talent he has, the MI batter definitely has the potential to win the Man of the Tournament award in the Asia Cup.