India is Ready for the Upcoming World Cup - Zaheer Khan

Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan believes the team is ready for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales. Zaheer feels India has all the bases covered in the team. The Virat Kohli’s team has ticked the right boxes in the recent past and also won the ODI series against Australia by 2-1.

The Men in Blue has also dominated the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand. India is already 2-0 up in the series. The team won the first ODI by eight wickets and won the second game by 90 runs. Thus, they have dominated in the ongoing series against New Zealand.

India has all the bases covered.

“At this stage also we can say this team is ready. Most of the players pick themselves, even the spinners – numbers suggest that they are the ones who are changing the momentum in the middle overs and putting pressure on the opponents. The fast bowlers are ticking the boxes by picking early wickets and giving spinners the platform to dominate; then you have the top three batsmen who are so consistent. All in all, the consistency and formula of success is also clearly defined. We have bench strength as well,” Zaheer Khan said while promoting Ferit Cricket Bash.

Meanwhile, India has done a fine job in the recent past. The Indian bowling has done a great job as they have breathed down the neck of the opposition batsmen. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami have provided the early breakthroughs for the team.

Bowling has taken giant strides.

“When you talk about bowling, you have to have a bowling unit supporting you. In this series (vs Australia) also, you look at the distribution of wickets, all the bowlers have played a part. Looking at the bench strength, you have the likes of Bhuvneshwar and Umesh, it is suggestive of the fact that the depth in the line-up has been a factor in making the bowling unit look very good,” said Zaheer.

On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah has been the pick of the Indian bowlers. Bumrah was at his absolute best in the series against Australia. The fast bowler scalped 21 wickets in the four Test matches. Bumrah bowled right on the money on the tour of Australia. Thus, Zaheer Khan praised India’s prodigy fast bowler.

Bumrah is the best in the business.

“It’s great to see Bumrah’s career. The contributing factor has been that he is willing to learn and keeps adding to his armoury. He has a big inswing and now he is backing it up nicely by learning the delivery that goes away. He has a great yorker along with a very good slower one, which makes him really good in the shorter format as well. He has the X-factor in him as well, which is the unorthodox action.”

India has got a potent batting line with the top three batsmen batting at the top of their game. MS Dhoni has also returned back to form which is a big positive for the team. Furthermore, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had also returned to his best in the ODI series against Australia.

India will like to come up with a collective effort in the ongoing World Cup. They have all the experience in their squad and would like to clinch the World Cup title for the third time.