Why India will win the World Cup 2019? The question on every Indians mind right now is whether India will win the World Cup this year. The Cricket World Cup 2019 is hogging the limelight at the moment and the cricket fans get crazier by the day as the World cup progresses. England is the favorite according to leading bookmakers; the Indian cricket team are equal favorites too.
Just fresh out of IPL, our boys in blue have had a lot of practice & experience just before the World Cup. Playing with players from other ICC countries have helped them polish their game and understand their opponents better.
India chief selector MSK Prasad and his committee seems to have covered all bases by sending a balanced squad for the World Cup. The boys in Blue are raring to go with all guns blazing as an all round specialist team with each player an expert in his department.
Here are 5 Reasons why India will win the World Cup
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1. Three Captains Rolled into One
In fact, when we speak about of the specialist team, our three champion captains, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma effortlessly merge themselves into one super captain for India. This itself brings Inspiration & confidence to other players in the team.
The chemistry between the three captains sets them apart from other captains and we have always seen them backing each other during the toughest of games. The players consider Kohli, Dhoni and Rohit as the three big brothers in the Indian team. The three super captains have made themselves approachable to every single players & help them on and off the field.
It was Dhoni, who encouraged Shikhar Dhawan to open the innings in Champions trophy. Rohit is close to every teammate and encourages them to perform better. Virat too gets his strength from Dhoni and Rohit along with the entire team and helps him perform better as a captain and a batsman. This tri- Super captain heading the team certainly gives us sports lovers the confidence that India will win the World Cup.
Total ODI runs, number of matches and average
| Runs in ODI | Number of matches | Average |
MS Dhoni | 10,500 | 341 | 50.72 |
Virat Kohli | 10,843 | 227 | 59.57 |
Rohit Sharma | 8,010 | 206 | 47.39 |
Total matches as captain and number of wins
| Total matches as captain | Wins as Captain |
MS Dhoni | 200 | 110 |
Virat Kohli | 68 | 49 |
Rohit Sharma | 10 | 8 |
2. Backbone Dhoni Reason India Will Win the World Cup
The Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has had thanked Dhoni on several occasions as the former captain had helped and guided Kuldeep from behind the stumps on numerous occassions. Kuldeep acclaimed that Dhoni is the backbone of Indian cricket behind the stumps as he guides every bowler based on his experience.
Kuldeep said “I would say when in doubt, reach out to Dhoni. He has a solution for every problem. Everyone looks up to Dhoni,”.
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Several younger players like KL Rahul, Pandya, Bumrah and several past cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Virendar Sehwag and Gautam Gambhair have also mentioned that MS Dhoni is the backbone and the intelligence behind the wickets while he guides the bowling attack.
Dhoni’s strengths include: Excellent running between the wickets, match finishing skills, a great mentor to Captain Virat Kohli and a role model for young Indian cricketers. Kohli himself acknowledges the importance of having Dhoni by his side. Dhoni by himself is inspirational enough to believe that India will win the World Cup.
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3. Rise of Bumrah, Shami, Kuldeep and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Jaspreet Bumrah is one of the best International bowlers at the moment. So far Bumrah has taken 85 wickets in just 49 One Day Internationals at an average of 22.15 with an economy rate of just 4.51 runs per over which is the best in the world currently. His incredibly accurate on demand yorkers and specialist death balling makes him a feared sniper in the Indian team.
- Mohammed Shami is another bowler who has risen in the past few months after a long slack phase. Over the past few months he has lost weight and become superfit, turning himself into a dangerous weapon for opponents to fear. So far Shami has taken 113 wickets in 63 One Day Internationals at an average of 26.11 with an economy rate of 5.48 runs per over.
- Kuldeep Yadav, one of the best left arm, wrist spin took other teams by surprise within the last couple of years, Kuldeep has taken 87 wickets in 44 One Day Internationals at an average of 21.74 with an economy rate of 4.93 runs per over. He continuous to be a mystery to all batsmen including his team players during the IPL.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar a well known swing bowler has taken 118 wickets in 105 One Day Internationals at an average of 35.66 with an economy rate of 5.01 runs per over. His extraordinary ability to control the swing, and maintain a disciplined line and length along with his ability to roll his wrist both ways, generating in-swingers and out-swingers on demand make him a highly potent & deadly bowler.
- These bowlers on their best day can tear apart any opponents and if they work together as a wolf pack they can ensure that India will win the World Cup.
4. Ravi Shastri as Indian Cricket team coach
Ravi Shastri since July, 2017 has been the best Indian cricket coach with a winning percentage of 76% in One day Internationals, after the controversial exit of Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri was chosen the coach of Indian team with Sanjay Bangar and Bharat Arun as assistant. India beat South Africa 5-1 in South Africa and so far has won 19 One day international matches out of 25 played and lost just 6, translates into a winning percentage of 76 under the guidance of Shastri.
Ravi Shastri shares a good relationship with the players; ensuring that each and every player is attended during their difficult times. Virat Kohli has always acclaimed that Ravi Shastri has helped improve the middle and lower batting order of the team. Shastri works with Kohli, Dhoni and Rohit to ensure all the seniors are on the same page.
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5. Pandya and KL Rahul in form now
Despite the recent controversy on the Karan Johar talk show, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul have proven themselves to be India’s powerful Bramahastra. KL Rahul proved that he is the best batsman at number 4 when he scored a century against Bangladesh in the warm up recently. On the other hand Hardik Pandya promises a blistering starts with his bat from the word go. Pandya’s ability of taking crucial wickets & the tight fielding and not to forget the brilliant fireworks with his bat makes him a match winner on his day.
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