Asia Cup 2022: 5 bowlers who might end up as the leading wicket-taker

So, Asia Cup 2022 has almost knocked on the doors for cricket fans. Six teams will participate in this continental tournament for the title of Asian supremacy. In the subsequent process, all teams announced their squads for the tournament. Apart from that, there are some major blows for the teams as some of their senior players have been ruled out of the tournament due to injuries.

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India and Pakistan are all set to play without their ace pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Shah Afridi. But there are still the bowlers in the tournament who have the capabilities to stun both the experts and the fans with their amazing performances.

So, here we’ll have a look at five bowlers from different who might probably end up as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.

Rashid Khan - Afghanistan

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Rashid Khan (image source : Twitter)

The star bowling prodigy from Nangarhar has impressed everyone with his amazing performances in the T20 internationals since his debut in the shortest format of the game. Rashid has had some excellent outings to his name in some of the seasons of the Indian T20 League.

Speaking about his illustrious career in the T20 internationals, then Rashid is the third highest wicket-taker in the history of T20I cricket. He has scalped 112 wickets in 66 innings of the 66 matches he played so far for Afghanistan. So, there are very high chances that the 23-year-old may emerge as one of the premier headlines from the Asia Cup 2022.

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Haris Rauf - Pakistan

One of the excellent findings of the Pakistan Super League and especially Lahore Qalandars. The guy from Rawalpindi has marked his presence in the T20 internationals in a handsome style. Haris Rauf made his first international appearance for Pakistan just two and a half years back. In the short span of time on the international circuit, he has stunned everyone with his amazing outings.

After playing in 35 T20 internationals, Rauf has scalped 42 wickets with one four-for to his name. He can play a vital role for the men in green during the Asia Cup 2022 in the absence of the ace speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi. The onus will be on the 28-year-old to lead the pace attack throughout the entire tournament.

Wanindu Hasaranga - Sri Lanka

Wanindu Hasaranga: (Image Source: Twitter)

The Galle-based talented leg spinner has earned fame in a very quick time span while playing for the Sri Lankan team. He was also one of the leading wicket-takers in the 2022 edition of the Indian T20 League. Wanindu Hasaranga was in a contest to win the purple cap in the tournament along with the senior Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

Apart from that, the 25-year-old has also impressed with his outings in the two seasons of the Lanka Premier League. He is a vital part of the Sri Lankan team in the current scene of the T20 internationals. Skipper and the management will rely a lot on him during Sri Lanka’s dream run to the title triumph in the 15^th edition of the Asia Cup. Other than this, he has also the capabilities to be the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with his amazing bowling skills and tactics.

Mustafizur Rahman - Banglandesh

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Star left-arm pacer made his first international appearance for Bangladesh just at the age of 19 seven years back in 2015. Since then, he has played a vital role in the success of Bangladesh during various matches in different tournaments or bilateral clashes. Rahman has played 69 T20 internationals since his debut for Bangladesh. He has scalped 91 wickets in these matches with a fine average of 20.61.

In the current setting Bangladeshi bowling attack, Rahman is one of the senior bowlers in the team and he will be there to lead the pace attack of the team in the Asia Cup 2022. There are very good chances that 26-year-old can trouble the might batting orders of the other participating Asian teams in the tournament.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar - India

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image source- Twitter)

One of the senior-most bowlers among the whole participating teams in the Asia Cup 2022. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has proved his worth for the Indian team in the last couple of months with his excellent bowling skills and the display of his experience in crucial situations. He had some excellent numbers during the recent bilateral clashes of India against Ireland followed by the white-ball leg against England.

The 32-year-old senior pacer has a celebrated T20I career to his name since his debut for India 10 years back in 2012. Bhuvneshwar has scalped 73 wickets in 72 matches with two four-wicket hauls and one five-for to his name. He has also a big potential to end up as the leading wicket-taker in the  Asia Cup 2022.