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2. Who will come out on top in the battle of the 'Fab Four'?

Joe Root will try to win the World Cup at home

Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson are fighting to be called the best batsman of this generation.

Root will be playing in front of his home crowd, which will come with its own pressure. Kohli had an English summer to remember last year when he scored 593 runs in the Test series and some more in ODIs and T20s.

Smith was the highest scorer in the last Ashes series in England in 2015 and is looking hungry after returning to the national team. And Williamson has played enough seasons in county cricket and has even won the Championship in 2014.

With each of them being perfectly aware of the conditions, there can be no excuses this time around. Moreover, they will be facing the exact same teams and will have the exact same number of matches to settle the debate once and for all.

3. Will wrist spinners continue their domination?

Imran Tahir is among the best spinners in the world right now

There are 4 wrist spinners among the top 10 wicket takers since World Cup 2015. If you consider the top 10 wicket-taking spinners since 2015, only two finger spinners appear in the list - Mohammad Nabi and Mitchell Santner. The other eight are wrist spinners.

There are some obvious reasons for this domination, like the use of two different balls from either end and less helpful wickets. And there are no signs that these factors are going to change any time soon.

But with the increase in the use of analytics, you would expect that batsmen would come up with a plan to counter their threat. The team which will lose the fewest wickets to wrist spinners in the middle overs will probably have the best chance of reaching the semifinals.