ICC World Cup 2019: 3 key players for India 

#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.