Team India's position wise back-up for the T20 World Cup 2021

6. Rahul Tewatia (Hardik Pandya)

The 27-year-old was handed his first-ever international call-up on the back of a good campaign with the Rajasthan Royals. However, he failed the fitness test and then there was talk that he might be removed from the squad. However, he is still there with the team and bowling in the nets, and there is little clarity over him at present.

Assuming he clears the fitness test in the future, he will most likely be a part of the T20I squads for series’ after this. Rahul Tewatia is quite an aggressive batsman and has the ability to take the game to the opposition during the latter half of the innings and is someone who can bowl 2-3 useful overs.

Last season, he scored 255 runs in 14 games at an average of 42.5 and was scoring at nearly 140. He also picked up 10 wickets while conceding at just 7.08. Even in general, his T20 strike rate is 150 and is one of India’s better options to play at No.6. In the event if Tewatia fails to pass the test, Vijay Shankar or Shivam Dube might stand a chance.