2019 World Cup: 3 reasons why India should play both Kuldeep and Chahal in the XI

#1 Wickets in the middle overs will be the key

Over the last couple of years, pitches used for ODIs in England have been unbelievably in favour of the batsmen in which 350 has almost become a par score and hence we could be in for a very high scoring World Cup.

The two new balls which are used in ODIs these days will only swing for the first few overs, after which it becomes easy for the batsmen to hit through the line.

The teams which do well with the ball during the middle overs (overs 11-40), the second powerplay that allows the fielding captain to have a maximum of only 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle, will certainly have an upper hand in most of the games.

The teams which goes defensive during this period will be on the backfoot because picking up wickets is the only way to keep the opposition’s run rate down and this is where India is blessed to have two quality wrist spin bowling options who are generally wicket takers on any kind of surfaces.