T20 World Cup 2022: Shane Watson selected top-5 T20 players before the World Cup

T20 World Cup 2022: Australia legend Shane Watson has revealed the five players he would pick first if given the incredible task of picking a World T20 XI. Former cricketer Shane Watson has also included the name of India batsman Suryakumar Yadav in his top five World T20 players.

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Joined Delhi Capitals as Assistant Coach :-

Shane Watson, one of Australia’s best white-ball players to date, has turned to coaching in recent times to help the world’s best limited-overs players, and this year, the 41-year-old Watson will be an assistant coach in the Indian Premier League. Joined Delhi Capitals.

Suryakumar got second place among five players :-

Watson has selected Suryakumar at number two among the five players. Speaking at the ICC Review, the Australian said, “He (Suriyakumar) is batting incredibly well, and he will be my No. 2 pick and added that if “KL Rahul blasts him in the T20 World Cup in Australia” Wouldn’t be surprised, because he’s got the game to dominate in these conditions in Australia.”

World Cup 2022 final will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground:-

The T20 World Cup 2022 will be played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November. The final match will be played in Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the last edition, India were knocked out in the group stage itself, as the Virat Kohli-led side lost their opening two matches to Pakistan and New Zealand.

Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi also included in the top 5 players :-

Watson has selected two Pakistan players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi. They are number one and five respectively in this list. Talking about Babar, the Australian said, “I would pick Babar Azam first. He is the number one T20 batsman in the world, and he just knows how to dominate.

Regarding Shaheen Afridi, who was ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury, Watson said, “His wicket-taking ability is something special. We saw his ability in the last Men’s T20 World Cup to be able to get the best of the batsmen out with the brand new ball.

Shane Watson indcluded David Warner in his top 5 players :-

Watson further picked his compatriot David Warner, who won the Player of the Tournament award during the T20 World Cup 2021. Watson said, “He has scored some great runs for Delhi Capitals. He will be desperate to score runs and make a mark on home soil. He will be preparing himself for it.”

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The last player in the list of 5 players is Jos Buttler :-

The former cricketer also named England’s new white-ball captain Jos Buttler to complete his list of top five T20 players. He said that Buttler would look to dominate the T20 World Cup 2022.

He said, “During the IPL anyway, no one could have got him out. Four centuries in the IPL has been done only once before, during which Virat Kohli did it (in 2016).