Middle order - Shai Hope(WK), Babar Azam, Kedar Jadhav, Ben Stokes, and Hardik Pandya

West Indies top order batsmen Shai Hope will be the number three batsmen in this team. He has been the most consistent ODI batsmen for the Caribbean outfit in the last few years. He has played 54 ODI matches until now and scored 2247 runs at an impressive average of 51.06 including six centuries and 10 fifties.
Babar Azam developed into Pakistan's best white ball cricket batsmen after the departures of stalwarts like Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan from the team. The 24-year-old has been extremely consistent over the last few years. In 64 ODI's, he has scored 2739 runs at an average of 51.68 has nine centuries and 12 fifties to his name.
Kedar Jadhav has become a crucial member of India's middle order after the 2015 World Cup. He has a career strike rate of 102.53 in ODI’s and is expected to play the role of an enforcer for team India in the upcoming tournament.
Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes will be the all-rounders in this team. Both the players will play a key role in the World Cup and will act as finishers for their respective nations. Pandya has an ODI career strike rate of 116.59 which shows how dangerous he can be in the slog overs.
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