Watch: Who could end up as the leading run-getter and wicket-taker in T20 World Cup – experts reveal their picks | Cricket News – Times of India

The ninth edition of the men’s T20 World Cup is less than 48 hours away and as the excitement around the tournament approaches crescendo, experts and former cricketers have been making their predictions.
In a video posted by Star Sports today, the team of commentators on the panel of tournament’s official broadcaster revealed their picks for the player most likely to end up as the tournament’s top run-getter and top wicket-taker.

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While Virat Kohli emerged as the popular choice to score the most runs, the former India captain’s teammate Jasprit Bumrah was predicted to take most wickets.
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EXPERTS’ CHOICE FOR TOP RUN-SCORER
Sunil Gavaskar: Travis Head (Australia)
Brian Lara: Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
Matthew Hayden: Virat Kohli (India)
Ambati Rayudu: Rohit Sharma (India)
Paul Collingwood: Jos Buttler (England)
Chris Morris: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
Aaron Finch: David Warner (Australia)
Mohammad Kaif: Virat Kohli (India)
S Sreesanth: Virat Kohli or Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)

EXPERTS’ CHOICE FOR TOP WICKET-TAKER
Paul Collingwood: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
S Sreesanth: Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
Matthew Hayden: Kuldeep Yadav (India)
Aaron Finch: Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Mohammad Kaif: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
The T20 World Cup begins on June 2 with the match between co-hosts USA and their neighbours Canada. The final will be played on June 29 in Barbados, as the Caribbean islands join the US in hosting the tournament.

India will open their campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New York, followed by the big game against archrivals Pakistan at the same venue on June 9. Canada and USA are the other two teams in India’s group.