- India has a very balanced squad:
India can boast about chasing down the targets and they are remarkable with the bat and in particular knitting the crucial partnerships in the middle overs as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s inclusion will not only boost the side, but as a player who could come up with out-of-box ideas, followed by experienced campaigner and power-hitting sensation Yuvraj Singh, who could further play a crucial role with the part-time bowling as well after missing out in previous edition.
The left-arm orthodox spinner, Yuvraj, has that knack of breaking the partnerships and bring team right back into the game.
Dhoni, who is quick behind the stumps, has a huge role to play as his quick glovework have had already impressed the cricket fraternity.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the top contenders to give India a blazing start before Virat Kohli and Rahane anchor the innings.
The highest scorer in ICC Champions, 2013 was left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan with 363 runs at an average of 90.75 in five matches which included two hundreds and a fifty. His strike-rate in the series remained 101.39 and this shows how India dominated rest of the opponents in their five respective games.
Rohit Sharma was at number fourth spot in must run-getters in the seventh edition of Champions Trophy in which he scored 177 runs in five matches at an average of 35.40 which included two half-centuries.
The right-handed batsman Rohit, who has struggled of late against leg-spinner in the IPL, has a knack to adjust to the conditions while learning the niceties of the game.