ICC World Cup 2019: Two players from each team who could make a big impact

#1 India

Virat Kohli

Kohli - The No 1 batsman in the World

Virat Kohli is the undisputed No. 1 batsman in the World in all formats of the game. He still maintains a batting average of 60 even after scoring 10,000 runs in ODIs. He has been in prolific form in the last two years scoring 1460 and 1202 runs in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

In the current year, he has already scored 584 runs in 9 innings at an average of 65. He is the leading run scorer in the ongoing India-Australia ODI series with 2 hundreds.

Kohli is the chase master having scored 25 of his 41 centuries while chasing. India has lost only 4 of those 25 matches. The last 2 of those 4 came in the last 2 years to coincide with MS Dhoni’s waning finishing skills. The Indian skipper has a better average of 69 while chasing against his average of 50 while batting first.

India’s fortune in World Cup 2019 would revolve around its Captain King Kohli’s exploits with the bat.

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah - The No 1 ODI bowler in the World

Jasprit Bumrah is the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler in ICC rankings. Bumrah has taken 82 wickets in 47 matches at an unbelievable economy of 4.47. Surprisingly all his five 4 wicket hauls have come while bowling first.

The right arm pacer has won many a match for India with the ball from hopeless positions. He is deadly accurate with his yorkers at the death and a potent strike bowler with the new ball.

Bumrah’s rise in International cricket is phenomenal since his debut in 2016. In just 3 years, he has become India’s best bowler in all formats of the game. He is now the go-to- bowler for Virat Kohli in every given situation.

Bumrah has become as crucial in the bowling department as Kohli is in batting for India. Let us hope the world’s best batsman and best bowler perform to their full potential and help India bring back the coveted trophy.