Despite knowing that the Westpac Stadium pitch would be fast-bowling friendly with moisture on it, Rohit Sharma decided to bat first after winning the toss
It's all about getting the early momentum in ICC World Cup 2019. My judgement on the toughest contenders would be England, while New Zealand would be the dark horse, says Sachin Tendulkar
The fielding coach is happy that the core team is ready as "all pieces are falling in place", with the bowling unit taking itself '10 notches higher'.
India are runaway favourites for the ICC ODI World Cup 2019 after dominating series wins in Australia and New Zealand.
A lot of it Akram believes could be attributed to tennis ball cricket, which helps aspiring bowlers perfect their yorkers.
Dhoni's much-vaunted finishing skills are under scrutiny but Rohit said the former captain has it in him to continue being useful with the bat.
There could be one or two changes in the squad, which will take on Australia and New Zealand in upcoming ODI series, depending on poor form and injury in the coming months, says Rohit Sharma
Shastri indicated that from now on, they will be playing around those 15 players, who are going to board the UK bound flight
While the World Cup, in all likelihood, will be his swansong, no one can quite forget the stunning manner in which he called time on his Test career -- in the middle of a series
As the World Cup is nearing, giving ample rest to players is important as we don't want players breaking down at crucial stages, says Kohli
Interestingly, ICC, in their various marquee events, have started with an Indo-Pak fixture in the past which is almost always a sell-out
Incidentally, Zimbabwe will not play a World Cup for the first time since 1983, when they made their debut in England
Nine-team will participate in the test world championship