"Force To Reckon With": Ex England Pacer To NDTV On India's T20 World Cup Chances

01.10.2022 - 13:41 sports.ndtv.com

The 2022 T20 World Cup is just around the corner as the tournament gets underway on October 16 in Australia. Rohit Sharma-led Team India would open their campaign on October 23 against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The management right now is sweating over the fitness of lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah and if reports are to be believed by, it does not look promising in terms of his availability for the marquee event.

Former England pacer Ryan Sidebottom spoke to NDTV earlier this week on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket, where he opened up on the chances of India and England at the T20 World Cup. "I think India and England are going to be up there come the World Cup," Sidebottom told NDTV. "It is great to see Virat Kohli back in the runs, he looks very dangerous," he went on to say. "If India get the bowling together, they will be a force to reckon with," he said. "England are in good form, so those two teams, you would say, are right up there.

Australia, Sri Lanka have just won the Asia Cup. All teams are in decent form, so I think it would be a really good and entertaining World Cup," said Sidebottom about other teams' chances.

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