Probable XI –
India –
Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav/Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
Afghanistan –
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi/Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman/Hamid Hassan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Rohit Sharma(VC)
3. Lokesh Rahul(C)
4. Virat Kohli
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Karim Janat
7. Gulbadin Naib
8. Jasprit Bumrah
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Rashid Khan
– Expecting top knocks from Rahul and Rohit especially while chasing as they’re due to play one in this tournament.
– Nabi, Naib and Janat will be crucial picks considering their All-rounder roles.
– Mohammad Shahzad looks a decent pick from WK section as he’s opening up the innings.
– Expecting Shardul and Varun to stay amongst the wickets considering their good numbers at this venue.
– Rashid Khan will be a must pick considering his consistency to take wickets against any batting unit.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Lokesh Rahul
5. Hazratullah Zazai
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Mohammad Nabi
8. Jasprit Bumrah(VC)
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Varun Chakravarthy
11. Rashid Khan
– Rishabh will be a crucial pick if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Virat Kohli looks another safe captain choice considering his consistency to score runs.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Bumrah considering his strike rate of just 14 in 11 innings at this venue.
– Can take Najibullah Zadran at the place of Hazratullah Zazai or Gurbaz at the place of Mohammad Shahzad.
– Ravindra Jadeja can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can go with Rashid Khan as C/VC in 10-20 members league especially if Afghanistan gets to bowl first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Virat Kohli
3. Suryakumar Yadav/Ishan Kishan(C)
4. Lokesh Rahul
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Gulbadin Naib
7. Karim Janat
8. Jasprit Bumrah
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Rashid Khan(VC)
11. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
– Going a bit heavy on Afghanistan as they might put up a good against India especially while bowling first.
– Suryakumar or Ishan whoever plays will be an open captain choice in GL if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Rashid Khan looks a decent VC choice considering his potential to take wickets against any of the opponent.
– Mujeeb Ur Rahman might be a decent GL pick especially while bowling first.
– Can take Mohammad Shami at the place of Jasprit Bumrah or Shardul Thakur.
– Ravindra Jadeja can be also tried at the place of any Indian bowler.