Chappell says despite the "modern gung-ho batting style", the team that consistently takes wickets, particularly through the middle overs, is the one most likely to lift the trophy.
The 29-year-old Smith and David Warner returned to national duty earlier this month after they were banned for a year for their role in the ball-tampering scandal, which shook cricket world.
Asif left the team's tour of England and returned to Pakistan following the death last Sunday of 19-month-old Dua Fatima, who had been receiving cancer treatment in the United States
India suffered an early collapse in slightly bowling-friendly conditions at the Oval before being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs
Pakistan go into the World Cup having suffered 10 successive ODI defeats and were also beaten by Afghanistan in the warm-up match of the World Cup.
Mark Wood dismissed Australian captain Aaron Finch for 14 in his third over before leaving the field in the middle of his fourth over
In the 51st match of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2018), RCB beat SRH by 14 runs to stay alive in the tournament.
Matt Henry added that consistency helps him maintain focus, hence he has maintained a pace of around 140 knots
West Indies will compete with Pakistan for their first World Cup 2019 clash on May 31.
Boult was the wrecker-in-chief, returning impressive figures of 4/33 to bowl out India for 179 in under 40 overs at the Kennington Oval.
Windies have a proud history at the World Cup, winning the first two editions of the tournament and making the final of the third.
India led by Virat Kohli and England led by Eoin Morgan, are both considered favourites to win the ICC World Cup 2019.
The crowd jeered at the cricketers whose year-long ban over ball tampering charges ended on the 29th of March
PCB had earlier allowed Asif Ali and Haris Sohail to live with their families owing to special circumstances that the two players were undergoing
INOX will showcase all the nine league matches to be played by the Indian cricket team, the semi-finals, the finale and a few marquee league matches
The Black Caps have remained consistent in the last four-five editions of the World Cup and even reached their maiden final in the last edition where they lost to Australia.
The all-rounder said that the Indian side chose to bat first as a challenge knowing fully well that the conditions were not batting-friendly
The World Cup is scheduled to run from May 30 to July 14, in the curtain-raiser, England will play against South Africa at The Oval in London
The selectors will face a conundrum since the team does not have space to accommodate Phehlukwayo, Morris, Pretorius despite their impressive performances in the warm-up game
In the last four years, Sri Lanka have managed to win only four out of the 20 ODI series they have played. In 2015 edition of the world cup they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.