3 players who could make their debut in the T20I series against South Africa

After the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League, the focus will shift to India‘s next T20I assignments. All these games will be in preparation for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. From June 9th to June 19th, India will play five T20I encounters against South Africa at home. It will be a challenging task for both teams involved. A few of India’s IPL 2022 performers could get to make their debut in that series. On that note, in this article, we take a look at three players who could make their debut in the T20I series against South Africa.

1) Umran Malik

Jammu & Kashmir pacer Umran Malik has been on fire in IPL 2022. Although he did not start well, he has been exceptional ever since he found form. Right now, in eight games, Umran has got 15 wickets at an average of 15.93 and an economy of 7.96.

While his raw pace has been Umran’s USP, he has also left an impression with his ability to control it. At SRH, he has been used as a middle-overs enforcer and India could take a leaf out of this strategy. With the T20 WC scheduled in Australia, Umran can be useful there and he could first be tried out in India against the Proteas.

2) Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh is one of the players who could make their debut in the T20I series against South Africa. The 23-year-old has taken only three wickets for Punjab Kings so far but he has been one of their best bowlers.

At the death, Arshdeep has been extremely economical and is also doing well in the powerplay. His economy for IPL 2022 has been 7.70 so far. It is stunning considering he bowls mostly at the death. Therefore, India could try out his services although the likes of T Natarajan and Harshal Patel are ahead of him in the death-overs specialist role.

3) Rahul Tripathi

In 8 games till now, the No.3 batter for Sunrisers Hyderabad has scored 228 runs. His average of 45.60 and a strike rate of 174 is extremely impressive. India’s top order is struggling and if some of the big guns are rested, we could see Rahul Tripathi take the field.

He will be an exceptional addition because he is a good player of spin. South Africa has the likes of Tabraiz Shamsi and hence, Tripathi can be useful. Therefore, he does have a chance to get picked for that squad.