Will India Win the World Cup 2019?

The Australian cricket team has won the five match ODI series 3-2 against India. This is team India's first home series loss since 2015.

The beginning of the bilateral was totally different from the scenes which we see now. As India took on the Aussies in their home turf and emerged victorious creating multiple records.

When Australia toured India for a two match T20 and a five match ODI series the fans were confident that the team would definitely beat the Aussies. But, it was totally different from what was expected, the Australian's beat India in the T20 series as well as in the one-day format.

As India is one of the favorites to lift the world cup with England said to be a tough competition, this series loss against Australia who were not even in the picture for the contenders for the world champions before this ODI series. The Australian's are rising up to the occasion.

What went wrong?

The Indians have a formidable batting order at the top with the lights of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and captain Virat Kholi. Then comes the lower order with MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar followed by the tail. But, it seems to be that the team is too much dependant on the top order.

But, is there a void at the no.4 spot? I would definitely say "yes". India tried many batsmen at no.4 like Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant, but none of them proved to fit in there. 

Considering the IPL performance of these players including Suresh Raina the BCCI may announce the team for World Cup 2019 in the middle of the league tournament.

Captain Kholi said IPL performance will not be considered for the World Cup selection. But, to fill the no.4 spot current form should be considered.

Conclusion

For better performance in the World Cup 2019, India has to bring in a perfect balance and combination in the team by sorting out all the negatives which were found in the recent series loss against Australia.

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