Comparing two Indian outfits - the 2011 WC team and an expected 2019 WC XI

#Bowlers (Number 8, 9, 10, 11)

India have always had a poor reputation of not producing quality pace bowling attack needed to dismantle opposition batsmen. However, India during 2011 WC was blessed with quality bowlers like Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, and Harbhajan Singh.

Zaheer Khan, being the marshal of the bowling troop, guided all the bowlers really well. He led the Indian fast bowling line-up which had inexperienced players like Sreesanth and Patel. Khan and Sreesanth used to provide early break-through to team with their exceptional swing bowling and line-and-length.

Patel's and Harbhajan's role was to contain the runs and provide wickets in the middle stages by building up the pressure by not leaking too many runs. They all played their roles really well and provided India with a decent bowling attack during that WC.

Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh sharing a light moment

The current Indian bowling attack is well versed with quality swing bowlers, blended with best spin bowlers. This bowling attack is by far the best bowling attack India has produced ever with the likes of Bhumrah, Bhuvi, Umesh, Kuldeep and Chahal.

Bhumrah, topper of the bowling ranking in ODI, has proved why he is the best in the world with his deceptive slower-balls and yorkers. Everything is going perfectly for Indian bowlers with fast bowlers providing early breaks with spin bowlers providing all useful wickets in the middle order.

Indian fast bowling trio during a practice session

If Team India needs to win the World Cup then it should be now as other teams have not fared as good as them in recent years. Apart from England, none of the teams had shown any zeal to perform and had perished against team India in ODIs.

With the best opening pair, quality bowlers and Captain Kohli in the team, this is the best possible chance for India to win the World Cup. They have to fix their missing pieces in the middle order as soon as possible and if that happens nothing can stop “Men in Blue” from winning the cup.