Ranked 61 in the ICC Men's T20I team rankings, Hungary are the lowest ranked of the Group B teams. Nevertheless, Hungary are a side with great potential, boasting several talented players with decent ECS experience. Dark horses in Group B of the Dream11 European Cricket Championship, Hungary will look to spring a surprise in the second week of ECC21.
Captain: Marc Ahuja
Wicketkeeper: Satyadeep Aswathnarayan
Projected Top Four: Zeeshan Kukikhel, Harsh Mandhyan, Marc Ahuja and Zahir Safi Mohammed
Projected Opening Bowlers: Habib Deldar, Harsh Mandhyan, Abhishek Kheterpal and Asanka Weligamage
Spin Options: Harsh Mandhyan
KEY PLAYERS
Marc Ahuja - Captain and key batsman, the Mumbai-born player has T20I experience and is the lynchpin of the batting line-up. A solid, anchor batsman, he starred in both the 2020 and 2021 ECS Hungary tournaments for back-to-back title winners, Royal Tigers.
Satyadeep Aswathnarayan - Wicketkeeper and big-hitting batsman with T20I experience, he is a middle-order gun to watch out for.
Abhishek Kheterpal - Right-arm fast bowler who loves taking the new ball and can swing it both ways, he is a genuine threat in the powerplay overs. He was the top wicket-taker in FanCode ECS Hungary 2021 with 14 wickets at an average of 10.00 and economy rate of 8.23.
Nisantha Liyanage - A key player for Budapest Blinders in their surge to the finals of FanCode ECS Hungary, the right-arm medium pacer finished with eight wickets at an economy rate of 8.58.
