ICC World Cup 2019: 4 key factors which could impact the tournament

#2 Possibility of flat pitches and high scores

England scored a mammoth 481 against Australia last year

After the early exit of England in the 2015 World Cup, they changed their approach to the 50-over format. They prepared flat pitches and started scoring in excess of 300 pretty easily. Suddenly 350 has become a par score and anything less than 300 is just not enough.

England have already set high standards by smashing the highest ODI total of all-time. Their 481 against Australia last year is quite a massive benchmark.

The story could well be similar in the upcoming World Cup. With the tournament taking place in England, we could see some pretty flat pitches and high scores. The quality of bowling will be heavily tested as the competition could come down to batting muscle.

It wouldn’t be surprising if many batting records are broken. England, India and New Zealand have some formidable limited-overs batsmen and it will be a great competition between them. With these kinds of pitches, there will be plenty of boundaries and hence entertainment guaranteed for the crowd.