Kapil Dev said India will have no trouble in making the World Cup semi-finals given their “balanced” line-up, which features an “unmatchable” duo in Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but will need some luck to progress beyond that. The World Cup, which begins May 30 in the United Kingdom, will see all 10 participating nations face each other in a round-robin format. They do need some luck to progress beyond the semi-finals and win the Cup. In fact, even last month Kapil had said that India would “definitely win” the World Cup if they had a stroke of luck or players suffered no injuries. “Dhoni went before Yuvraj (Singh) in Mumbai (the 2011 World Cup final).

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2019 21:33 UTC