Cricket World Cup: Why India looks unstoppable

India's Ravindra Jadeja (L) celebrates with Virat Kohli after taking the wicket of South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 5, 2023.AFP

The cricket world cup has captured the attention of American fans largely due to Virat Kohli passion.

Second, does Sachin Tendulkar’s sun flour in India reach 49 centuries and break his record? Does he reach the age of 50 after having done so? Therefore, how about 51 … and so on. The numbers are astounding. In ODI baseball, American batters hold the top spots for century-makers, with commander Rohit Sharma coming in second with a 31.
India defeated South Africa, the second-place staff in the league, on Sunday by 243 goes, knocking them out for just 83 runs. Is India truly unique from the rest of the world in that way? Or is that just what happens when 11 people put forth their best effort, working together on a single moment in one location for one goal? May they repeat it two more times?

The excellent job of some others may have been overshadowed by the Kohli craze. For example, pitchers have not been able to index off 70 % of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s 15 wickets, which have an average of just over 15. The proportion of dot balls — balls bowled without a run — in the powerplay( first 10 overs ) increases to 83. To both taking wickets and maintain the operates down is every bowler’s dream. From the beginning, Bumrah exerts pressure on the confrontation.

Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates the wicket of Joe Root of England during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and England at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium on October 29, 2023 in Lucknow,

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Rohit Sharma, his captain, does the same with the pitcher and immediately hits out. The strategy has been successful. The best of this was displayed in the South Africa game, where India scored 91 in powerplay. Sharma only scored 40 runs off 24 balloons, but his squad passed 60 in the fifth through, giving Kohli and Shreyas Iyer time to settle down and add 134 runs. Marco Jansen, who had previously been the powerplay’s most powerful bowling, was given special consideration by Sharma and Shubman Gill. There was strategy behind the chaos.

The American top buy deserves praise for executing the plan, while Rohit Sharma and trainer Rahul Dravid deserve credit for it. This is India’s ideal staff.

India has always dominated a World Cup or possibly any other competition in the way they are right now. Each component has performed with relaxed confidence and zeal, including the seamers, spinners, openers and middle order. There have been generations, five-wicket busts, superb wicketkeeping, and amazing catches.

Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj, India’s best fast bowling trio in a World Cup, are getting along well with their most potent spin duo, both left armers — Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav — who are both finger spinners. In a World Cup that is being played at home, nothing more is possible.

Rohit Sharma of India plays a shot during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and England at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium on October 29, 2023 in Lucknow, India.

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There are only two things to worry about as they prepare for the semi-finals in Mumbai: India simply plays five batsmen, and the team hasn’t been put to the test in a nearby game.

However, this ball mixture is special because each of the five can run through a side. None of them think his job is just to maintain the plays. The cliche about one of them having an off-day and the crew struggling does not apply when you have five such wicket-taking batsmen. We’ll find out soon enough.

The bat hasn’t been put under pressure, with the exception of the match against Australia, where they were pushed after dropping three rapid innings at the beginning. The people who were the loudest in recent suggesting that Kohli’s time was running out are then jubilantly anticipating his next century.

India has enjoyed the satisfaction of both those who looked out of place finding their shape and those returning from injury fitting on carefully. Shimi now has 16 wickets, an absurd ordinary of seven, despite being deemed unworthy for the first four games. Iyer has sat down in the No 4 gambling after taking some time to locate his legs. The fact that India was unable to find an all-arounder to take Hardik Pandya’s place after his ankle injury caused him to miss the World Cup speaks volumes about their home cricket. However, that conversation is wait until the event is over. It’s amazing that India didn’t lose Pandya.

Mohammed Shami of India celebrates the wicket of Jonny Bairstow of England during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and England at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium on October 29, 2023 in Lucknow, India. (

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When it comes to nearby games, you can’t hold a team responsible for being so strong that they end games before Indian television viewers actually sit down to dinner.

World Cups are crew competitions up until the knockouts, at which point one outstanding specific performance is put an end to the dream.

When India faced Australia in the 2003 World Cup final after winning eight straight game, it happened to them. Ricky Ponting scored eight innings out of 121 sales, totaling 140. You can’t prepare for such an inspired blow; all you can do is hope the batter escapes. Somebody has a program until they get punched in the mouth, according to Mike Tyson’s well-known proverb.

According to Dravid,” good success” if we continue to use our knowledge and someone outperforms and defeats us. We shake their hand before leaving.

Suresh Menon has published ebooks on Bishan Bedi and Sachin Tendulkar.