THE INJURY TO Hardik Pandya notwithstanding, the start to India's World Cup campaign couldn't have gone any better. Apart from the four straight wins, the manner of those victories is what makes the hosts the team to beat. The batting has clicked to such an extent, apart from the 2/3 situation India found themselves in against Australia in their opener, that no one below No.6 has had a bat till now. India has lost just 12 wickets in four games despite the openers going on an all-out attack from the first ball.
As far as the bowling is concerned, it seems as if Jasprit Bumrah had never been away. There were fears in certain quarters during his long time away from the game whether he would ever return, or at least be the bowler he was in his pomp. If anything, India's pace spearhead seems to be an even better version of himself in this World Cup. He seems impossible to hit, irrespective of the stage of the innings, without compromising on wicket-taking ability.
Kuldeep Yadav continues to bamboozle batsmen, while Ravindra Jadeja remains the banker with the ball.
Mohammed Siraj may go for a few runs but can always be relied upon to have something in the wickets column.
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