Former Australian pacer Damien Fleming always had India in his final four of the World Cup until they carried their winless run of the Test series into the recent tri-series Down Under.
“Australia, New Zealand, South Africa should go on to make the semis. I had India in the top-four until the tri- series. I don’t see a lot of penetration in their bowling but I thought they had a batting to score big enough that their bowlers could defend. But even that did not happen in the recent one-dayers,” said Fleming.
The cricketer-turned commentator reckons facing two new balls from either end is another worry for India. There could be a likely scenario where they have to rely on batsmen to win matches as the bowling is not good enough. “May be these two new balls from each end are a concern for the Indian top order. There is immense potential in batting with the likes of Kohli, Raina, Rohit and Rahane, who I feel has been super impressive on Australian pitches. India will have score big because I don’t think they would be bowling teams out.”
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