These foreign Indians will show their talent in T20 World Cup (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
A total of 20 teams are going to participate in the T20 World Cup starting from 7th February in India and Sri Lanka. The interesting thing is that many teams also have players of Indian origin. More than 36 players of Indian origin are going to play in the T20 World Cup. Among the 20 teams playing in the T20 World Cup, Canada has the maximum number of 11 Indian origin players. There are 9 players of Indian origin playing in the USA team, 7 each in Oman and UAE. Let us tell you about some such players who can leave a big impact in this T20 World Cup. One of these players was a driver till some time ago and now he will bring glory to his country.
Jaspreet Singh will play for Italy
The story of Italian fast bowler Jaspreet Singh is amazing. This player was born in Phagwara, Punjab and now he is going to debut for Italy in the T20 World Cup. 32 year old Jaspreet settled near Milan with his family in 2006. In Italy, he started his cricket career with tape-ball cricket and in 2016-17 he stepped into red-ball cricket and then in 2019 he made his international debut. Jaspreet Singh used to work as an Uber driver to support his family.
Saurabh Netrawalkar will show his strength in Mumbai
American fast bowler Saurabh Netrawalkar, who grew up playing cricket in Mumbai, is now going to play against his own country. It will be a memorable moment for Netrawalkar to play against India at Wankhede Stadium. The match between America and India is going to be held on 7th February. Netrawalkar has played Under-19 cricket for India. He is a friend of Suryakumar Yadav and now he will try his best to defeat the Indian captain.
American Captain Monank Patel
Monank Patel, born in Anand, Gujarat, will captain America against India in the first match of the T20 World Cup. This player had given a historic victory to the American team by scoring a half-century against Pakistan in the last T20 World Cup. Monank and Jasprit Bumrah have played cricket together in the Under-19 team.
Will keep an eye on Aryan Dutt
Netherlands off-spinner Aryan Dutt is going to play a World Cup match in India once again. This player played the ODI World Cup in the year 2023. Now this player will go to play T20 World Cup. Aryan Dutt’s family moved to Netherlands from Punjab in the 1980s. His relatives still live in India.
Dilpreet Bajwa is a strong batsman
The story of Canadian captain Dilpreet Bajwa is also filmy. This player scored a lot of runs in edge cricket in Punjab but he did not get any opportunity anywhere. In the year 2020, Bajwa moved to Canada and now after 6 years he is returning to India as the captain of Canada. This player had performed brilliantly in the Canada Global T20 League, on the basis of which he earned name in Canada. Bajwa has scored 397 runs for Canada in 17 T20 Internationals at an average of more than 28. His strike rate is more than 130.