2 RCB bowlers who can win "Bowler of the Tournament" in T20 World Cup 2022
The T20 World Cup 2022 is just 10 days away, with the first match to be played on October 16 between Sri Lanka and Namibia. The tournament will feature a total of 16 teams in the competition that will try their luck to become the T20 World Champions.
Australia will defend their title at home. Well, top T20 superstars from across the globe, but do you know there are some players in the upcoming ICC event who have proved their worth in the Indian Premier League as well recently?
There are also some players from one of the most popular IPL teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore, but not in the Indian team, but in other teams. So here we will disclose the names of two RCB bowlers who are playing for other countries and who can win the "Bowler of the Tournament" in the T20 World Cup 2022.
1. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) - No. 1 Ranked T20I Bowler
Josh Hazlewood was the leader of the pace bowling attack in the IPL 2022 for Royal Challengers Banglaore, and after that, he has been the top T20I bowler for Australia. That is the reason he is currently the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler in the world.
He played an instrumental role when Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, taking 11 wickets in seven games. Thus, a lot will depend on him this time as well, and certainly he is one of the contenders to win the "Golden Ball" in the upcoming T20 WC 2022. He has played 34 games and taken 52 wickets at an economy rate of 7.54 in his T20I career.
2. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - No. 3 Ranked T20I Bowler
The second RCB bowler in the list is Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who performed really well in the 2021 T20 World Cup and IPL 2022 as well. Hasaranga ended the IPL season as the second highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 26 wickets. He also did a good job for Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022 and helped his team win the tournament.
Thus, he has a good chance to end up winning the "Golden Ball" in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Notably, he was the highest wicket-taker in the last WC in the UAE. He got 14 wickets in seven games, and if he can repeat the same performance this time, he can surely be the player to watch out for. Hasaranga has picked up 71 wickets in 44 games in T20I career.