From Bumrah to Rabada, these top 10 bowlers will hold the key to their respective teams' success on the pacey and bouncy tracks of England and Wales in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
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The biggest international 50-over cricket tournament, the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2019, is set to kick off from May 30 in England
and Wales, where bowlers would look to have a gala time on pacey and
bouncy tracks, considered ideal for testing batsmen’s mettle.
At
stake is the dream of every player — the World Cup — and the 10
participating teams would look for an early attack with their bowling
arsenal.
It
would not be surprising if Pakistan, known to bring the best breed of
pacers to the world stage, were to find themselves lacking this time
in the midst of some fresh talent coming from other countries.
If
the India squad boasts the supremely talented Jasprit Bumrah, Aussies
have Adam Zampa, and South Africa Kasigo Rabada. In the spin
department, considered the backbone of every bowling attack in
today’s cricket, would have an even bigger role this time — the
onus to trick batsmen and choke the run flow will be on them.
Let
us look at some of the bowlers who could prove lethal in ICC Cricket
World Cup 2019:
Jasprit
Bumrah, India
The
man with the golden arm is currently the number 1 bowler in ICC
one-day international (ODI) rankings. This right-arm fast-medium
bowler
has emerged as one of the most trusted death-over bowlers for his
point-precision bowling skills, and he has mastered the art deftly. A
yorker specialist, Bumrah has ended India's years-long wait for a
quality death-overs bowler. His recent Indian Premier League (IPL)
outing bears testament to the skills of this young bowler. This time,
batsmen will be wary of the threat he poses while playing his first
World Cup.
Hasan
Ali, Pakistan
A
24-year-old medium-fast bowler from Pakistan, Hasan seems an outlier
in the present Pakistani bowling attack: He is known to tighten the
noose around batsmen with tricky bowling and variation rather than
relying solely on pace and swing. Hasan will be a key player for
Pakistan and remain at the forefront of their bowling attack.
Rashid
Khan, Afghanistan
This
young bowler is known for his quick googlies and sudden flippers that
deceive the batsmen in business. The 123 wickets he has picked in his
57 matches so far clearly show how difficult it would be for batsmen
to survive his attack in ICC World Cup 2019.
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