Pant and Jadeja could hold the key for India in ICC World Cup semifinal

A trivia for Virat Kohli: All matches at Old Trafford have been won by the team batting first.

After nine matches, one would think that the semi-finalists are clear on the identity of the eleven players who will step out for the knockout games. And yet, that is not really true. Australia has lost three members of its squad over the past few days and is likely to find itself picking two replacements for the semifinal. New Zealand’s iffy form means it has a far from settled batting unit while England probably found its best eleven only at the conclusion of the round-robin stage.

It is a problem that is not unfamiliar to India. The team has already lost