India needs to address issues before World Cup
After India won ODI series in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, talk begin to swirl of Virat Kohli's team being one of the favorites for the World Cup. The 2-3 ODI series loss to Australia is evidence that such talk may be premature, and that India needs to address certain issues before the showpiece event begins in the end of May.
India is missing the solid platform a strong opening partnership offers.India's opening partnership was averaging less than 40 in 2019. The middle order is brittle. The dependence on Kohli is too huge. The team selection remains conundrum.
Dhoni is no longer the finisher he used to be. But, he is certain to be selected. As a result, only one of Pant and Dinesh Karthik will be in the squad.
Finally, there is the matter of preparation. Between now and the beginning of the World Cup in England, India's first team players will preoccupy themselves with playing in the Indian Premiere League. A long T20 tournament is the worst way to get ready for a World Cup. There is likely to be fatigue and burnout.
The cricket board knows this. No one is saying anything about it. A fair amount of work needs to be done. With India playing no more ODI's before the World Cup, quite how this will happen is unclear.
India is missing the solid platform a strong opening partnership offers.India's opening partnership was averaging less than 40 in 2019. The middle order is brittle. The dependence on Kohli is too huge. The team selection remains conundrum.
Dhoni is no longer the finisher he used to be. But, he is certain to be selected. As a result, only one of Pant and Dinesh Karthik will be in the squad.
Finally, there is the matter of preparation. Between now and the beginning of the World Cup in England, India's first team players will preoccupy themselves with playing in the Indian Premiere League. A long T20 tournament is the worst way to get ready for a World Cup. There is likely to be fatigue and burnout.
The cricket board knows this. No one is saying anything about it. A fair amount of work needs to be done. With India playing no more ODI's before the World Cup, quite how this will happen is unclear.
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