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#2 India
The Indian cricket team is undoubtedly one of the best teams in the world at the moment, and they are the fan favourites to win the valuable World Cup this year. Apart from the recent loss against Australia, India seemed to have one of their most successful runs both on home and foreign soils. The solid performances in overseas conditions also give them a vital boost for the World Cup in England and Wales.
India has always had one of the best batting lineups in the World for a long time, and it continues to develop and grow. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are easily one of the premier opening combinations in the world at the moment with a combined average of 45.41, and they are keeping quality batsmen like Ajinkya Rahane and Kl Rahul on the bench. At number 3 comes Virat Kohli, who is undoubtedly the greatest batsman of our generation with a career average just short of 60.
The experience and skill of MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, and Kedar Jadhav bring an enormous amount of strength and depth in batting for India. Moreover, the Indian cricket team also consists of extraordinary youngsters like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw who can be significant threats to the competitors.
The Indian middle-order has been in great form in the IPL, and the selectors will hope that they continue their batting ability and form to the world cup. However, India has to solve the number 4 conundrum to be the most balanced side of the World Cup.
One of the main reasons for their notable improved performances is the outstanding bowling lineup with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav along with the developing youngsters that have caused a massive threat to the competing teams. They also have bowling options in Hardik Pandya and Kedar Jadhav to assist the bowling unit. Indian cricket has also solved their death overs bowling concern with the emergence of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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