T20 World Cup 2022: Stars who can become a liability for their team if they don't perform well in the current edition of the World Cup

As all teams are tightening their buckles to acquire the grand title, it will be difficult to predict any team's performance before the mega event. The respected nations finely choose the squads for this World Cup, and no team can be underestimated with the presence of multiple stars. 

However, along with the match winners, some players are out of form and will have special attention in the World Cup. Despite their poor record, these players are selected for the squad with high expectations. If these stars fail to mark any impact in this tournament, they will likely become a team liability. 

Let us look at a few of these players whose comeback in this World Cup is highly crucial for their teams!

• Glenn Maxwell

The Australian batter is highly renowned as destructive in the short format. However, in the past few months, Glenn Maxwell has struggled to maintain his consistency with the bat. His dismal form before the mega event is a big concern for the Kangaroos. 

Glenn Maxwell is responsible for taking forward Australia's middle order, but with his poor form, this seems a daunting task for the team. The lack of control over the shots seems to be one of the main reasons for his consistent failures in past times. He is a player of great potential and has been proving it for years with his top-notch performance. 

The team depends on him and will have enormous hopes for the right-handed attacking batsman.

• Fakhar Zaman

Dropped from the Pakistan squad due to poor form and injuries, Fakhar Zaman has been quite substandard with his bat. He was named in the reserves list before the World Cup but was later moved to the 15 players' squad. Despite this chance, Fakhar Zaman's form in the World Cup is doubtful, and he can turn into a liability for the team. 

His stats in the short format aren't very impressive. The right-handed middle-order batsman has scored 1349 runs at a disappointing average of just 21.76 in T20Is. Since his debut in 2017, he has scored just eight fifty-plus scores, which explains his failure in the format. 

In the tournament, everyone will expect more than the ordinary from the middle-order batsman, and if he fails to deliver his best, he can become a big concern for the team.

• Quinton de Kock

The opening batsman is a critical factor in the South African squad, and the team relies heavily on him. What concerns the team and fans is Quinton de Kock's recent form which is undoubtedly not a good sign before the T20 World Cup. 

The left-handed opening batsman has been struggling to score big in past times. In the recent India tour of South Africa, Quinton de Kock failed to score runs with his willow. He has had a hard time with his form for a long duration, and his inconsistency says it all. 

However, in the third T20 against India, the Proteas opener scored a brilliant knock of 68 runs which helped him to boost his confidence before the grand event. He will have a huge responsibility as a senior batsman, which increases the level of expectations from him. It will be exciting to see if the opener maintains this flow throughout the tournament and justify his role in the squad.