5 Reasons Why India will be a major title contender at the 2019 ICC World Cup 

#3 India's skipper Virat Kohli spearheads a compact middle order

Kohli’s breathtaking consistency at scoring match-winning tons and chasing down herculean totals puts him in a league of his own

The Indian middle order is spearheaded by skipper Virat Kohli, who is hailed as arguably the best ODI player in the planet at the moment.

Kohli’s breathtaking consistency at scoring match-winning tons and chasing down herculean totals puts him in a league of his own.

The 'Master of chases' and the prolific century-maker holds the innings together with the technically sound Ajinkya Rahane and the free-flowing Manish Pandey.

Meanwhile, KL Rahul’s elegant stroke play is pleasing to the eye and his stellar run in the 2018 IPL season has done his confidence a world of a good.

Hard hitting batsmen Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni have a proven track record at finishing games so they have their task cut to close out games with their lusty hitting.

Dhoni's presence in the middle order shall surely be a calming influence for the team in tight games or pressure situations.

Meanwhile, Kedhar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik have fared quite well in domestic cricket to push for a strong case for selection. India does bat deep and the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja are certainly capable of producing some quickfire cameos with the willow.