T20 World Cup 2021: Team-wise one underperformer whose form might be a concern

We’re barely a month away from the commencement of the 2021 T20 World Cup (WC). This happens to be the first ICC tournament post the 2019 ODI WC and thus, there’s already a lot of hype. Each and every team would feel that they have a chance to lay their hands on this wonderful ICC trophy.

In a quest to do so, all the teams have already announced their squads for the WC. As it goes without saying, a WC squad generally consists of your best players who happen to be in the best of form. However as they say, form is only temporary and one can’t expect an individual to be in good form forever.

Thus, it becomes rather unfortunate when a player isn’t in the best of form during or before a WC. So which are those players who aren’t really in the best of form despite the T20 WC being just around the corner?

In the article, let’s take a look at team-wise one underperformer whose form might be a concern going into the T20 World Cup

1) Afghanistan- Hazratullah Zazai

Hazratullah Zazai is arguably one of the most aggressive players Afghanistan have right now. In fact, his T20I numbers are extraordinary to say the least. A batting average of 40 and a strike rate of 155 are nothing but sensational. However the Afghans would be worried about his performance in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

He last played a T20I way back in March 2020. He was ordinary during that series against Ireland and failed to even score a 30 in the two innings in which he played. The fact that he hasn’t played a T20I for a year and half doesn’t help either.

An impactful player like him being out of form is something that can dent Afghanistan’s chances in the T20 WC and thus, they’d be worried about his form. Besides, Nabi’s team already have a lot of issues going around in their ranks with respect to the selection calls and differences of opinion.