25th June 1983 – Lords, London – Kapil Dev
2nd April 2011 – Wankhede, Mumbai – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
14th July 2019 – Lords, London – Virat Kohli……??
After
13168 days whether history repeat itself at same venue….? Time will tell that
but India under captaincy of Virat Kohli have a chance to do that.
The ICC
Cricket World Cup 2019 is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup,
scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales,
from 30 May to 14 July 2019. The format for the tournament will be a
single group of ten teams, with each team playing the other nine teams, and the
top four teams progressing to a knockout stage of semi-finals and a final and India
will start as one of the favorites to take the trophy home this time around.
ICC
events generally bring out the best from Team India, and recent history
supports that. An inexperienced and relatively weak Indian side went on to win
the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, and reach the semifinal
stage of the ICC WC 2015.
The
Indian team has been considered as one of the finest teams in world cricket,
since quite a few years. The team has an almost unbreakable unity and a winning
mentality, that enables them to perform well on the pitch in all departments. A
lot of experts back the Men in Blue to lift the trophy in Lord's Stadium on
14th of July, 2019.
There
are reasons to support India's claim to winning the ICC extravaganza..
Led by Virat Kohli, No other team in the
cricketing arena can presently boast of better batting resources than the
"Men in Blue". With a solid opening combination of Rohit Sharma and
Shikhar Dhawan followed by the best batsman in the world, the Indian Top 3 is
the envy of the world.With the likes of Lokesh Rahul, Ambati Rayudu and the
Pandya brothers available in the middle order followed by an experienced
finisher in MS Dhoni, the Indian batting order looks pretty much settled.
The Indian pace department has probably never
been as potent in its history as it is today. With the likes of Bhuvneshwar
Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav in the lineup, the Indian bowling arsenal
has the ammunition to blow away any batting order.
The death overs are a critical juncture during
any ODI match and the duo of Bumrah-Bhuvneshwar are at their best during this
phase. Bumrah has maintained his excellent standards throughout his short
career while Bhuvneshwar has come back strongly after some hiccups in previous
years.
Umesh Yadav's raw pace will also be invaluable
on the hard decks of England, and his recent IPL exploits can prove to be an
excellent confidence booster.
The spinning duo of Chahal and Kuldeep have bamboozled all
batsmen in their novice partnership so far and can be expected to further tilt
the scales in India's favor. Their wrist spinning ability can be vital during
the tournaments where the majority of games are expected to be played on flat
decks and most of the batters have not had a lot of experience playing such
bowling.
But Finding the
right combination has been the biggest challenge for Kohli and the selectors.
This is one jigsaw that the team needs to sort out to stand a chance of lifting
the coveted prize in England.
Hope we will see India as winner on 14/07/2019.
Source :
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https://www.sportskeeda.com
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