Batters who can go ballistic this T20 World Cup

World Cup. All five are in different stages of their career and with their performance over the last 12 months, they have already shown what they are capable of doing over the next couple of weeks. Suryakumar Yadav (India)After making his belated India debut in March 2021, the 32-year-old Suryakumar has established himself as the team's number one batter in the shortest format.

The batter has all the shots in the book (besides inventing some of his own) and has an envious record already, having made nine fifties and a hundred in 34 T20 Internationals at a staggering strike rate of 176.81. India will be hoping his sensational run continues in the ICC showpiece and he provides the team the extra 15-20 run cushion that it might need to cover up for a not so inspiring bowling line-up. The fearless batter himself would be fired to perform on the big stage having not done justice to his rare skills in the previous edition 12 months ago.

His confidence must be sky high going into the tournament, having smashed three fifties in his last four T20 Internationals. David Miller (South Africa)The 33-year-old has taken a while to realise the full potential of his power game but he has been South Africa's standout player over the last 12 months. The southpaw seems to have taken his game to the next level and that was first evident in the IPL earlier this year when he enjoyed his best ever season with 481 runs at an average of 68.71 for eventual winners Gujarat Titans.