The Indian cricket team gave numerous chances to Avesh Khan to ultimately not include him in the Indian squad for the T20I World Cup. Many feel that India could have tried out a few other fast-bowling prospects in place of Avesh Khan to build a much more solid team for the T20I World Cup. India lost against England in the semi-final of the T20 world cup mainly because of their bowlers.
Here are the 7 Pacers that the Indian selection committee could have tried instead of Avesh Khan:
1- Umran Malik
The speedster from Jammu and Kashmir can constantly clock 150km/ph. He was in the Indian team, which played against Ireland and England. He was thrashed by the England batters and went on to concede 54 runs in the third T20I of the series. However, he did look lethal for a few moments when his bowl landed in the right areas.
Malik is a bit wayward with his pace right now, but most of the pacers who can clock up to 150km/ph do leak runs but can give you quick wickets. Mitchell Starc is a fine example of it. On his days, he can completely annihilate a team on his own and on his bad days, he can concede loads of runs.
India could have stuck around with Umran Malik for a few more series before deciding his fate for the T20I World Cup.
2- Mohsin Khan
Mohsin Khan, the left-arm pacer, was brilliant for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022. He was one of the finds of the tournament. His uncanny ability to pick wickets made him one of the most reliable bowlers for KL Rahul in the LSG camp.
Khan’s name has not come up at all during the preparation of this T20I World Cup. India continually gave chances to Avesh Khan, who is his teammate from the Lucknow Super Giants and overlooked Mohsin at all times. India needed a left-arm pacer before Arshdeep Singh finally found his way to the Indian team, and Mohsin Khan could have been perfect for that role.
3- Vaibhav Arora
Another budding Indian pacer who impressed us with his swing bowling abilities in the IPL 2022 is Vaibhav Arora, who represented the Punjab Kings in the tournament. Vaibhav is lethal with the new ball in his hand.
He proved that on quite a few occasions in the IPL and could have been a better option than Avesh Khan for India. Imagine Vaibhav and Bhuvi bowling swing in tandem against the opposition. What a sight it could have been if Vaibhav Arora was there in T20I World Cup.
4- Mukesh Chaudhary
Another Indian pacer flourishing under the guidance of MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings, Mukesh Chaudhary, was a revelation for the CSK management as he became an effective replacement for Deepak Chahar in the IPL 2022.
Chaudhary impressed everyone with his swing upfront. He took 16 wickets in 13 matches and emerged as one of the bowlers to watch out for in the future. BCCI could have looked at him instead of Avesh Khan.
5- Basil Thampi
Basil Thampi was ranked as one of the finest budding Indian pacers when he first debuted in IPL with Gujarat Lions. He was highly successful in that season and bowled the death overs for his team. His pinpoint yorkers became a topic of talk during that IPL season.
Basil was then bought by SRH, where he did not have a successful run and finally made his way to Mumbai Indian in IPL 2022. He had a decent tournament this year and was one of the promising bowlers in the fragile MI line-up this year. He should have been given a chance at the international level by the BCCI.
6- Shivam Mavi
The second last bowler on the list is Shivam Mavi, a pacer who can bowl in the 140km/ph regularly. He can be expensive at times, but his pace also brings an added advantage of picking up wickets.
Mavi has a career economy of 8.71 in IPL, which is not quite bad. He has picked up 30 wickets in his short IPL career so far and is one of the young bowlers that Kolkata Knight Riders is not keen to part ways with.
7- Karthik Tyagi
The last bowler on this list is Karthik Tyagi. Very few people know that Karthik Tyagi was in the squad for the famous final test vs Australia in Gabba. He’s a very good death ball bowler and can be pretty useful with the new ball as well. Karthik Tyagi once defended just 4 runs in the final over against Punjab, definitely one of the best overs in IPL history.