Indian cricket team’s matches for the year 2022 have ended. The Indian team ended the year with a memorable series win against Bangladesh under the captaincy of KL Rahul. India now have a strong chance of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final which will happen in 2023.
Speaking of India’s performance in Test cricket in 2022, the Indian side started the year with a couple of defeats in the series against South Africa. The final scoreline was 1-2. Virat Kohli stepped down as Test captain after that, with Rohit Sharma becoming the new captain.
India then beat Sri Lanka by 2-0 at home, followed by a defeat in the rescheduled fifth Test against England. The year ended with a 2-0 win against Bangladesh. In this article now, we will form the best Indian Test XI of 2022.
Openers – Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill
2022 was a forgettable year for KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. Both the opening batters from Karnataka struggled to score runs in Test cricket. The openers of this team will be Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Sharma scored 90 runs in the two games he played, while Gill aggregated 178 runs in three matches.
Middle Order – Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant (wk)
Cheteshwar Pujara will bat at number three, followed by Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. Rishabh, Shreyas and Cheteshwar were the top three run-getters for Team India in Tests in 2022. Kohli played six Tests, scoring 265 runs at an average of around 26.
All Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravindra Jadeja scored two centuries with the bat in 2022, while Ravichandran Ashwin played a match-winning knock in the final match against Bangladesh. Jadeja took 10 wickets in 3 matches, whereas Ashwin bagged 20 wickets in six games.
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur
The three pacers of this team will be Bumrah, Shami and Thakur. Bumrah took 22 wickets in five Tests this year, while Shami and Thakur picked up 13 and 11 wickets respectively.
