ICC World Cup 2019:5 Conclusions from the warm-up matches

#5 The bowling lineups could decide the fate of the World Cup

Jasprit Bumrah will be the go-to man for Virat Kohli

It's pretty clear that the conditions are going to be favourable for the batsmen throughout the tournament. Scores of 350 plus could be the norm in this tournament but there's no replacement for having a good set of bowlers in your lineup.

In close matches, it's going to be those top-class bowlers that the captain can turn to who will make the difference. While England has Archer in their side, Australia has Cummins and Starc while India has Bumrah and Kuldeep. Which one of these lineups can deliver is what will separate the teams from winning the cup to falling just short.

With an Andre Russell, or a Jos Buttler, or a Hardik Pandya or a Glenn Maxwell going berserk, the bowling captain would be looking at his bowling reserves to see who puts his hand up in this situation. The team that is capable of handling such onslaughts or preventing them could be the ones with a great chance for victory.