Zaheer Khan, ICC World Cup 2019, India
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With the ICC World Cup 2019 around the corner, all the eyes are on the squads of the certain teams. Especially, the Indian National Cricket Team will be the hot favourite to win the tournament. Meanwhile, the former fast bowler of India Zaheer Khan reveals quite a few reasons to call India a firm favourite to win the tournament.

The former Indian seamer Zaheer Khan has said that Indian pacers have been exceptional with their approach and the fact that the likes of Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had to wait for their opportunities only sum up the quality and depth of the current Indian bowling line-up

“I think the fast bowlers have been superb. If you look at their numbers, they speak volumes. As a group, they are able to achieve lots. To win Test matches you need 20 wickets, and it has not been a case of just one bowler accumulating all wickets. All of them have contributed and just the fact that Umesh (Yadav) and Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) have to wait for their turn shows the depth we have in the bowling line-up,” Zaheer told Mail Today.

Zaheer Khan, ICC World Cup 2019, India
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I think we are ready – Zaheer Khan

He believes that the lot of players in the current unit has got the skills to help the Indian team achieve success in England conditions. As a lot of players have already played in England, it won’t be an alien to them in the grand event.

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Zaheer Khan also feels that the upcoming Australia series also a good challenge for the team. He believes that the team can find their balance and the flaws in the side against Australians, which is the final ODI series for India ahead of ICC World Cup 2019.

“See, playing conditions are something that comes into place when you visit the country for the first time. This lot of players we are talking about has played enough cricket to not be bothered by it. The bowlers have been familiar with different conditions (over the year) and they have produced good performance too. I think that works with that kind of experience,” the former seamer added.

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India celebrates a wicket. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

“Rest assured, I think Indian team is ready for the World Cup. They have given enough glimpses of their strength and the forthcoming series against Australia will be another challenge to relish. Overall, I think we are ready,” Zaheer further added.

Of late, the Indian National Cricket Team is performing exceptionally in all conditions. They have got the best batting lineup, which is equally being backed up by the bowling department. The area for improvement is pretty low, which would certainly put them on top of the chart.

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