ICC World Cup 2019: 3 key players for India 

Cricket fanatics will have no time to spare after the IPL as the biggest cricketing event - ICC World Cup 2019 - will begin in England & Wales just a couple of weeks later, from May 30.

All the 10 participating teams have announced their squads and the final preparations for the tournament are underway. The boards have even started recalling their players who are part of the ongoing IPL, in order to prepare for the showpiece event.

As far as India is concerned, the 15-member squad was announced a week ago and had no big surprises. But still, there are a few issues that need to be resolved.

The squad, which was not influenced by IPL performances, has a number of out-of-form players. The side will also lack confidence while playing in England, where they have had a poor record recently.

However, India remain a strong contender for lifting the trophy along with Australia and hosts England. The young and talented team will attempt to recreate Kapil Dev's heroics at the English soil, and they have the players to do so.

On that note, we take a look at three players who will be key in India's World Cup run.

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#3 Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah will lead India's bowling attack in England. Despite having Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the squad, Kohli would rely more on this Gujarat-born pacer. The 25-year-old's speed and accuracy will be his most lethal weapons in the World Cup.

Bumrah has played 49 ODIs for India and picked up 85 wickets. He has been in good form for Mumbai Indians in this IPL too, picking 11 wickets from 10 matches.

In England, Bumrah has 18 wickets across all three formats.

The right-arm fast bowler scalped 22 ODI wickets in 2018 alone. Those numbers have taken the young lad to the top of the ICC ODI Rankings.

Keeping aside the numbers, Bumrah's yorkers will be vital in the death overs. The English conditions which favor swing and pace will be an apt opportunity for him to show the world his true worth.

Bumrah, along with Shami and Bhuvneshwar, possess the ability to win matches for India with the ball at the World Cup.

#2 MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is India's most experienced player in the World Cup squad. The wicket-keeper batsman will be playing the fourth World Cup of his career.

Many believe that Dhoni is likely to announce his retirement from international cricket after the World Cup. Therefore, the legend would have plenty of motivation to sign off with his head high.

Dhoni has the experience of playing 341 ODIs for the Indian national team, from which he has scored 10,500 runs. The 2011 World Cup winning captain has been in tremendous form for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2019; from 10 matches he has scored 314 runs, displaying his world-famous hard-hitting abilities.

Dhoni's experience will help him adapt to any batting position and play the anchor role in case of a batting collapse. More importantly though, Kohli will need the Jharkhand player on the field for his captaincy tips.

#1 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli will be India's most important player on the pitch, even without his captaincy. The whole batting order will depend on this man alone, who will come in to bat at No. 3.

Kohli has shown the ability to overcome swinging conditions, which have troubled many Indian batsmen in the past.

The skipper, who has featured in 227 ODI matches for India, has scored 10,843 runs already. He holds a batting average of 54 on English soil, which is far better than most other players.

Kohli's recent form too has been excellent. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has crossed 400 runs from 11 matches this season.

Virat Kohli is ranked No. 1 in the ICC ODI ranking for batsmen. He has 3 centuries from 11 matches in 2019. The previous year too was excellent for the 30-year-old, with 1202 runs including 6 tons.

Kohli will, without a shadow of a doubt, be India's most significant player, and perhaps the most watched player from all teams in the tournament.