All the participating teams don’t want to leave any stone unturned to win this quadrennial extravaganza.
Not often but cricket is a sort of game, in which one player can change the course and even lead the team to victory. An allrounder is the big asset for any team. The era is over when a team includes six specialist batsmen and five bowlers.
But with the changing formats and rules, allrounders are in heavy demands. A team takes definite edge over the opponent if it has maximum number of allrounders.
In this World Cup, allrounders will play pivotal role in their sides’ victory.
An allrounder can turn the match totally by their scintillating performances with bat and bowl.
Experts believe that there are several allrounders, who can turn the match on their own and help their side to win the most coveted cup.
Here is the list of allrounders, which are expected to do big upsets in this quadrilateral extravaganza.
India:
At present, Yusuf Pathan is one of the most dangerous allrounders in the world. He is known for his hard hitting and can do well with bowl too. He has emerged as a match winner for India in the past few games.
His capability to hit long boundaries can make any bowler to forget his line and length. He is also very handy with the ball and can take wickets at crucial stages with his off spin.
Yuvraj Singh is another man to watch in the World Cup. Although he is not at its best form but still he is considered to be a very dangerous cricketer. He is an electric fielder and his ability to bowl slow left-arm orthodox is very handy.
He is famous for his brutal hitting and no one can forget his six sixes in an over against England in the inaugural edition of ICC T20 world cup in 2007. Nowadays, he is also working in his bowling and can stop opposition from making runs very easily.
Both of them are considered to be key players for India and can help India to repeat the feat of 1983.
Australia has also a good chance to win their third consecutive World Cup Title as it has several allrounders in the side.
Shane Watson is the key player in the Australian side. He is one of the most dangerous opener and can hit any bowler right from the very first over.
He also plays a vital role with bowl and can even bowl well in the death overs. He can bowl in swings, which is considered very difficult to play.
Cameron White is another good allrounder. He bats in the middle order and plays very aggressively. He is a hard hitter and can be useful in batting powerplay or death overs.
He is a good googly bowler and can take wickets at crucial stages. He is also a very active fielder and is of good use for his team.
Pakistan has also got good pool of allrounders.
Skipper Shahid Afridi is considered to be most destructive batsmen in the world. He has got good name in cricketing World and brutally hits the bowlers when he is at its best. He can be very useful in the slog overs as he bats down the order.
He is also handy with the bowl and can stop opponents from making fast runs. He is also famous for taking wickets at crucial stages.
Abdul Razzaq is also one of the key player to watch in this World Cup. He is a good hitter of the bowl and plays as per his team requires. He can even hit long boundaries.
He is also a good medium pacer and can even open the bowling attack. He can be useful in death overs. He has sometimes lead his team to win with his scintillating performance by bat and bowl both.
As far as allrounders are concerned, Sri Lanka has some good allrounders.
Angelo Matthews is a player to watch for. He is a good attacking batsmen and plays as per team’s condition. He can even hit long boundaries and can be useful in slog overs.
He has also got good bowling capability. He bowls medium fast and can take wickets at crucial stages. He can bowl at very good speed which can be proven to be dangerous.
Thisara Perera and Tilakratne Dilshan are also among the allrounders list.
South Africa:
Jacques Kallis is considered to be one of the most dangerous all rounder in the cricketing world. He plays at position of one down and is a very good batsmen. At times he can even attack the bowl and lead the team to go for high score.
He is also very handy with the bowl and can even open the bowling attack. He is very crucial bowler and can even bowl well in death overs and can even take wickets at crucial stages.
Johan Botha is also considered to be a dangerous all rounder. He bats in the middle over and can hit boundaries. He can be very useful in batting powerplays.
He is a good off break bowler and is capable of taking wickets at crucial stages. He is also a very good fielder and plays a vital role in the team.
JP Duminy, a left-hand middle order batsman, is very effective with the bowl. He never disappoints skipper when team need breakthrough.
New Zealand:
Skipper Daniel Vettori is considered to be a good bowling allrounder. He bats down the order and proves to be very useful for the team. He can bat well in the death overs.
He is also a very good slow left arm bowler. He can easily stop opponents from making fast runs and can even take crucial wickets. He is a true match winner for his team.
Scott Styris is one of the most experienced player in his side. He bats in the middle order and can easily make fast runs.
He is very effective medium fast bowler. He proves to be very useful in the middle overs and is capable of taking wickets.
Jacob Oram, Kane Williamson and James Frankline will be the allrounders, who can shine with the bat and ball.
Engalnd:
Paul Collingwood is also considered to be one of the best all rounder in the cricketing world. He is a good middle order batsmen and is known for his brutal hitting. He can thrash any bowling attack with his superb batting style.
He is also a good medium fast bowler .He can be very useful in the middle overs and can stop opponents from making runs.
Tim Bresnan has proved his metal as an all rounder recently. He is one of the most promising all rounder. He can bat well and can attack any side easily.
He is also a good medium fast bowler and has got good variations in his bowl. Although West Indies is not considered favourite but they can do major upsets.
Dwayne Bravo is one of the most key player in Caribbean side. He bats down the order and is best known for his hard hitting. He can be useful in death overs.
He is also a good fast bowler and can open the bowling attack. He is known for his capability of taking crucial wickets and to bowl well in death overs. He has helped his team several times in winning the matches.
Keiron Pollard is also a match winner for West Indies. He is an promising all rounder. He can attack any bowling side if he is at its best.
He has also got good bowling skills. He is a good medium fast bowler and can be very useful in the middle overs. He has emerged as an true match winner for his side.
Apart from all these, Bangladesh skipper Shakib al hasan is also the one to watch for. He is best known for his consistency. He is a good batsmen and can change the team’s fate.
He is also a good slow left arm bowler and leading cricket taker for Bangladesh.
