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India’s Chances at the World Cup As of now, India’s biggest problem is that they are not quite sure what sort of an eleven they are going to field when the first game comes along against Pakistan, due to the injuries to key players and after pace spearhead Ishant Sharma was ruled out due to an injury, things do not look particularly. However, is the cup defence over for India even before it began? Certainly not, since Mohit Sharma is a good enough replacement and Rohit Sharma is on his way towards full fitness, which is certainly huge news. One thing that needs to be kept in mind regarding India’s cup defence is that they would have to win the tournament by virtue of their batting and the top order must fire in order to consistently help them in putting up big totals or chase down the big totals that the opposition might put up. In that regard, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are absolutely vital to India’s chances since in a place like Australia the top order has to fire so that the hitters in the middle order like Raina and Dhoni can drive home the advantage at the death. One player who might end up being the ‘X factor’ for India is Stuart Binny, who

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India’s Chances at the World Cup

As of now, India’s biggest problem is that they are not quite sure what sort of an eleven they are going to field when the first game comes along against Pakistan, due to the injuries to key players and after pace spearhead Ishant Sharma was ruled out due to an injury, things do not look particularly. However, is the cup defence over for India even before it began? Certainly not, since Mohit Sharma is a good enough replacement and Rohit Sharma is on his way towards full fitness, which is certainly huge news. One thing that needs to be kept in mind regarding India’s cup defence is that they would have to win the tournament by virtue of their batting and the top order must fire in order to consistently help them in putting up big totals or chase down the big totals that the opposition might put up.

In that regard, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are absolutely vital to India’s chances since in a place like Australia the top order has to fire so that the hitters in the middle order like Raina and Dhoni can drive home the advantage at the death. One player who might end up being the ‘X factor’ for India is Stuart Binny, who bowls at the sort of pace which is often underestimated by batsmen and there is always a chance of picking up wickets. Additionally he can swing the ball and keep it tight in the middle overs. If he plays as the hard hitting all rounder then India could have someone to shore up the lower order since the numbers 8-11 in the Indian line up are often woeful with the bat.

As far as the bowling attack is concerned, India’s big player in the tournament could be Umesh Yadav who has all the attributes of a genuine fast bowler and in the absence of Ishant he is capable of leading the line. However, the lack of any top class death bowler could hurt India when they come up against

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some of the biggest teams in the tournament. Umesh or Shami have the tendency of suddenly bowling length deliveries at the death and if they can curb that tendency then could have a potent death bowling combination by the time the first game against Pakistan comes along. Last but not the least, the spinners’ slot is still a tossup and although Ashwin is perhaps the better bowler; Dhoni might want to go with Jadeja in order to shore up the batting and fielding boxes.

So, as one can see India’s batting needs to fire and they must handle their team depth cleverly in order to cover up their weaknesses in the World Cup , #WorldCup #WorldCup2015 #cwcfacts #cricketworldcup2015 if they want to make a credible case for themselves as successful defending champions. For more cricket new-http://cwc15.top10reviews.in