IPL 2022: A door to international cricket? Here are 5 players who can come back to international cricket from IPL

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is underway with 10 teams taking on each other to get the priced trophy. Several Indian players would be looking to use the tournament as a stepping stone to get their tickets booked for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.

The T20 World Cup is set to start on October 16. Meanwhile, the final match will be played on November 13. Meanwhile, the tournament will be played in Australia. Four teams from two global qualifiers will join the hosts and the 11 automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. That will make up a total of 16 teams taking on each other to get their hands on the cup.

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Meanwhile, team India under the guidance of head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma had started their preparations for the all-important tournament before IPL. The Men in Blue defeated West Indies and Sri Lanka in the T20I series at home. After the IPL, team India will also take on South Africa, Ireland, and England in the T20I series to prepare for the upcoming World Cup.

However, on that note let's take a look at the five players who can make a comeback to international cricket from IPL 2022.

5 players who can come back to international cricket with their performance in IPL 2022

#1. Umesh Yadav

Express pacer Umesh Yadav will be looking to continue his good performance in IPL 2022. Umesh will be looking to showcase his talent in front of the selectors to get a ticket to Australia. The 34-year-old can be a handy player in Australian conditions, which offers pace and bounce to the seamers.

Moreover, Umesh has been very impressive in this year's IPL edition so far. He has scalped 8 wickets while giving away only 59 runs in 12 overs he has bowled in thee matches. Bowling with the new bowl, Yadav has already scalped some big names in the tournament including Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Devon Conway.

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#2. Shikhar Dhawan

Despite performing very well in the IPL, Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan has not been given many chances to represent India in T20 matches. The left-handed batter represented India during a T20 series against Sri Lanka last year in July. Moreover, Dhawan was the skipper of that young Indian side touring to Sri Lanka.

Even though the Indian top-order is already filled with Skipper Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Ishan Kishan, the southpaw's record in the ICC tournaments makes him a good pick if in form. Dhawan will look to emulate his IPL performances. He will hope that he is picked in India's squad for the all-important World Cup.

#3. Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik was one of the wicketkeeper-batters tried out by India during the Ganguly era of Indian cricket before the arrival of MS Dhoni. The 36-year-old has been in and out of the Indian team and in the limited opportunities, he has been given. Karthik has performed well behind the wickets and with the bat as well.

Karthik has managed to perform well for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2022. He played an excellent knock of 32 off just 14 balls in the game against Punjab Kings. He also made 14 off 7 balls in a game against Kolkata Knight Riders. The batter will be looking to perform well throughout the season to get another shot of playing for India.

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#4. Rahul Chahar

After parting ways with Mumbai Indians, talented leg-spinner Rahul Chahar will want to perform well for his new franchise Punjab Kings. The 22-year-old will look to grab the Purple Cap (most wickets) to put his name forward for the T20 World Cup. Rahul played his last international T20I match against Namibia in a group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2021.

Rahul Chahar has represented India in six matches and has scalped seven wickets in the process. He bowls with a good economy of 7.59. With Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravi Bishnoi being the first priority to be included in the team, Chahar will have his task cut out. However, Chahar will still need to focus on his performances and leave the rest to selectors.

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#5. Thangarasu Natarajan

Known for his effective death bowling skills, Thangarasu Natarajan can be a perfect death bowling partner for the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hailing from the town of Salem, the left-arm pacer made his T20I debut against Australia in 2020. However, he has been in and out of the national team owing to his injuries.

The left-arm pacer proved to be quite expensive for his franchise in their first match. Although, he took two important wickets in the second game of the tournament against SRH. However, the 30-year-old will look to improve his performance more in the upcoming matches and try to book a ticket for the all-important tournament in Australia.

Meanwhile, there are many more contenders for the all-important T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. As the IPL progress, we will get to know each of the contenders.