ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why Asian teams have been so successful

#2 English conditions are no longer the same

Flat decks and no swing or seam has made life easy for batters

Yes, the new white ball has not swung this season in England and even under cloudy skies, the ball has just followed straight lines and swing has eluded the bowlers. Hence, this has narrowed the gap between Asian and the other nations by a significant margin as on flaccid batting tracks, historically only swing and seam has troubled the Asian teams, but this has not been the case this tournament.

The top order of the teams which have made it to the next stage have looked at ease against some of the top bowlers of the world, and one huge reason for this has to be the lack of assistance for the bowlers.