How the IPL 2019 can help India win the World Cup this year - 5 key points

#2 Dhoni's batting form

MS Dhoni will look to get back into form

Dhoni's batting form is something that everyone is aware of but nobody wants to talk about. Every time the subject of his batting prowess and form comes up, people conveniently switch to the need for experience and match awareness in the side, lightning fast stumpings, and assistance to spin bowlers. The fact that batting stats are not the immediate counter to the argument is the very reason that has got all of us secretly worried. Dhoni's finishing prowess is definitely on the wane and we are too close to the cup to seek a replacement for the colossal figure that MSD is.

Probably a younger Dhoni as Indian skipper would have sought the dropping of his own current version from the team but then Kohli is not MSD and therefore its a certainty that MSD will play the World Cup. As such, its is imperative that he recovers his touch and finds some lost form.

And what better opportunity for the CSK 'thalaiva' to do it than in his favorite yellow jersey. He showed glimpses of his prime years last year in the IPL. If he can go one step ahead this year, then it should serve as an alarm to teams across the world. Also with the assurance of an inform MSD waiting in the wings, the Indian top 3 can be twice as dangerous and effective up-top.