3 Pacers who might replace Harshal Patel in the T20 World Cup 2022

T20 World Cup 2022 is just two months away from now and all teams are preparing for the mega event by participating in bilateral clashes. Speaking of the Indian team, they will also participate in three different competitions including two bilateral clashes against South Africa and Australia following the conclusion of the upcoming Asia cup 2022.

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Captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid are looking to prepare a perfect squad for the World Cup by experimenting with some shuffles in the squad. The pace bowling attack is still an unsolved mystery for the Indian team management. It seems like Harshal Patel might not get fit till the major international tournament.

So, here we’ll have a look at three pacers who might replace Harshal in the team India during the T20 World Cup 2022 if he will be unavailable for the tournament.

Arshdeep Singh

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The young pacer from Madhya Pradesh has impressed everyone with his stellar outings in the T20 international since his debut in the T20I series against England. He has also become the only second Indian to bowl a maiden over in the very first over of the T20I career after the former bowling legend Ajit Agarkar.

After playing in six T20I matches, he has scalped nine wickets with a commendable bowling average of 14.55. Apart from this, he also enjoyed an excellent season in the 2022 edition of the Indian T20 League with his bowling. So, there are very high chances that Indian management can count on him in the absence of Harshal Patel during the World Cup.

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Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar ( Image Credit: Twitter)

The 30-year-old pacer has recently recovered from the injury that he sustained during the 15^th edition of the Indian T20 League. He played during the first of the ongoing three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Deepak performed exceptionally well and scalped three wickets by conceding just 27 runs in the seven overs during the first ODI against the hosts.

He has stunned both the experts and fans on different occasions with his amazing bowling performances for the Indian team. Chahar can destroy any batting order on his day in the middle. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid might play a gamble on the name of this talented pacer in the upcoming major international tournament this year.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda (Image Credit : Twitter)

The Hyderabad-born speedster has emerged as one of the vital elements for the Indian team in the longest format of the game. Apart from this, Mohammed Siraj has also proved his worth for the men in blue in limited-overs cricket. He has played nine ODIs and five T20Is for team India so far in his international career.

Siraj can provide good strength to the Indians both in powerplay overs and the slog overs as well. His excellence with the swing and pace can trouble the might batters of any team during a crucial match. The management can’t ignore him while looking for replacement options for Harshal Patel in the T20 World Cup 2022.