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Against Australia, India were put under pressure when they lost three wickets for two runs, an unusual situation for them. I don’t think we will see that again! But Rohit Sharma, the super player that he is, recovered tremendously with a sparkling 131 against Afghanistan, Virat Kohli has been solid with two half-centuries and KL Rahul is in tremendous form. India look good with the batting and the bowling, and their spinners are also doing a great job.

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Pakistan appear well-balanced, with a terrific pace attack and Mohammad Rizwan in true form. It’s difficult to pick who will win; the teams will go hard at each other and look for two more points. The favourites are probably India, who have never lost to Pakistan in a 50-over World Cup encounter.

Best XI should be played
At this stage of the competition, where every game is important, teams must play their best possible XI for the conditions and not experiment or give players game-time just for the sake of it. The aim must be to win, win well and improve the net run rate as much as they can, because I believe it will be very, very important when teams are chasing semi-final spots.

The one thing that has been extremely disappointing is the lack of crowds at the neutral games. Where are the crowds? Yes, they are at the Indian games, but I am just astonished at the lack of interest in non-India games at the moment. Hopefully, that will change as we go deeper into the competition.

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