Indian-Origin Players Set to Challenge Team India in T20 World Cup Showdown
US Team Aims for Upset Against Rohit Sharma's Squad in New York
A squad of athletes with Indian ancestry is keen to take against Team India on Wednesday in New York.
With players like Saurabh Netravalkar, Harmeet Singh, and captain Monank Patel, among others, the American squad has performed admirably in the T20 World Cup. This features a thrilling Super Over victory over Pakistan. At the Nassau County International Stadium, these athletes will undoubtedly give it their best when playing Rohit Sharma's team.
Even a strong showing against India would garner them a lot of acclaim, however an absolute victory would be impressive.
India possesses unquestionably higher quality and talent levels than the co-hosts. The bowling attack lead by Jasprit Bumrah will be buoyant after defeating Pakistan, their bitter rivals, while needing only 119 runs to win.
With its special qualities, the Nassau County pitch may once again be very important to the result of the game.
While Netravalkar, Patel, and his colleagues surprised Pakistan, it will be difficult to duplicate that kind of performance against a disciplined and reliable Indian team.
Another drawback for the US players is their inexperience playing against elite teams.
But no matter the type of the pitch or the weather in New York, the US squad will not lack spirit, no matter how well India's bowlers and batsmen perform.
Quick with the left arm If given the chance, Netravalkar will undoubtedly want to surpass his old Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav, while Aaron Jones, who is very promising, will try to repeat his batting exploits against Pakistan and Canada.
The assured Indian squad still has to decide whether to stick with their winning lineup or alter it in some way, like benching Bumrah to lighten his strain.
Teams usually don't want to change a successful starting lineup, especially in close games. But in India's instance, all-arounder Shivam Dube's status is in doubt because of his recent setbacks.
India can choose to go with Dube against lower-tier opponents like the US and Canada in the final few games before the Super Eight round. He could get confidence from a strong performance, which would help India in the end.
As an alternative, India might sit Dube and insert Sanju Samson or Yashasvi Jaiswal, two experienced batsmen.
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