T20 World Cup: Predictions for the tournament from Test Match Special team

Finn: Kuldeep Yadav. He could clean up in the group stage, looking at India’s opponents, and wrist spin is always a potent wicket threat as the tournament wears on.

Mills: It is hard to look past Jasprit Bumrah, an outstanding bowler across all formats but particularly within T20 and he’ll obviously play a huge part in India’s claim to winning the title.

Gordon: Australia’s Nathan Ellis. A highly skilled T20 bowler who can bowl in all phases but is especially strong at the death.

He often goes under the radar in a top-quality attack but regularly bowls some of the toughest overs.

Moeran: How can we look past Bumrah? He won India the tournament two years ago in the final against South Africa and will again be key. Few bowlers can do what he does, and his overs at the death will be integral.

Hartley: I do not like copying my friends but, as they have said, how do you look past Bumrah? I want to pick a spinner and I want that man to be Varun Chakaravarthy but I’m not sure he will play all the games.

Nawaz: I’m certain it will be a spinner. There are so many to chose from, but I’ll go with Adam Zampa. He was one of Australia’s few positives in their 3-0 hammering at the hands of Pakistan.

Wakankar: I expect Hardik Pandya to be that person, fitness being the only challenge. He is the key cog in the India team for sure as their main seam-bowling all-rounder.

Norcross: Abrar Ahmed. A left-field pick maybe but hear me out.

Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka where the pitches have shown strong signs of favouring spin.

The bespectacled leg-spinner recently had the Australians in a pickle and has a great chance to bag a hatful of wickets in the opening group stage against weaker teams.

Henry: The leading wicket-takers in the past three editions of the IPL have all been seamers. Always improving, always moving the new ball, I’ll go with South Africa’s Marco Jansen.