T20 World Cup 2022 : Out of form XI ahead of the tournament
Several top stars are not in great touch ahead of the mega event to be played in Australia.
8. Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel is India’s death overs specialist heading to the marquee event. He is renowned to strangle batters with his slower balls and has dipping yorker up his sleeve which has proven to be quite tough for batters to tackle. However, the 31-year-old was sidelined for a couple of months due to a rib injury and has not been the same bowler since his return.
The Gujarat-born featured in three T20I games against Australia and took just one wicket leaking runs at an alarming rate of 12.37. Harshal’s misery with the ball continued in the South Africa series. Though he took two wickets in three games, he conceded runs at an economy of 10.00.
Considering India's pace-spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming global tournament, Harshal’s poor outings have only added fuel to India’s death bowling woes. The death-overs specialist needs to get back to his best soon or else the World cup hopes of the Men in Blue could be in jeopardy.
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