World Cup 2019: Best combined XI to watch out for

Bowlers

#8 Jasprit Bumrah (India)

Jasprit Bumrah will be Kohli's go-to man

The leading bowler in the ODI rankings, Jasprit Bumrah's ability to trouble batsmen with his angles and pace will be of vital importance for India in this World Cup. Bumrah has been in some exquisite form in recent times and will be India's trump card with his class up front and more importantly in the death overs.

#9 Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)

Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada is another young, exciting talent and has all the qualities that a fast bowler needs to make an impact. His ability to swing the ball both ways and deliver an incisive mix of bouncers and yorkers at any time makes him one of the best bowlers in the game. Rabada will certainly need to hit peak form for South Africa to go all the way.

#10 Pat Cummins (Australia)

Cummins has been in top form this year

Patrick Cummins is one of the leading wicket takers in 2019 and will hold the key to putting a tight lid on the scoring rate and picking up wickets at crucial junctions during the tournament. Cummins' biggest plus is the fact that he provides the captain with the extra cushion of using him in any part of the innings. The pacer relies on the back of length deliveries and makes it difficult for the batsmen to hit big with the pace he extracts from the surface. Moreover, he is handy with the bat too and can chip in with some important runs lower down the order.

#11 Yuzvendra Chahal (India)

Chahal's ability to pick wickets consistently will be key for India

Chahal gets the nod ahead of the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Rashid Khan courtesy of his bowling style. Kuldeep relies on the track to extract turn and with conditions unfavourable to spinners it will become tougher for the chinaman. Rashid Khan bowls with a flatter trajectory and could be taken apart by batsmen on batting friendly conditions. Chahal,unlike the other two is one who changes his line and length, foxing batsmen with some clever variations, hence fetching a number of wickets in the recent past.

12th man - Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Gayle's attacking instinct is one of the most exciting factors

Chris Gayle, who is also known as the 'Universe Boss' has 424 runs from five matches at an average of 106.00 and a strike rate of 134.17, sending out a wave of authority with his big-hitting at the top of the order. Gayle maybe 40 years old but is still capable of making a mockery of any bowling attack in the world.