India Aim Record World Cup Win Against Ireland

While Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami with nine wickets apiece have been the two prime performers, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja with six scalps apiece have done their job with equal efficiency and sincerity.

One small piece of statistic will be testimony to the kind of influence the bowlers have had in the ongoing tournament, one should sample the economy rate of the five-pronged bowling attack.

The ‘worst’ economy rate, if one dare to say so, is that of left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, whose economy rate has been a very decent 4.51 runs per over.

The normally profligate Umesh Yadav, often accused for leaking runs and being inconsistent, has been fantastic upfront with an economy rate of 4.33.

Mohammed Shami, who has hit the best length among the Indian speedsters has given away only 100 runs in the 25 overs across three matches at a flat economy rate of flat 4 runs per over.

Most of the teams have failed to read Ashwin’s off-breaks and the carom balls and the mean economy rate of 3.91 is a testimony to that.

But over and above everyone else is the young Haryana boy Mohit Sharma, who with his economy rate of 3.90 has been the ‘Find of the Tournament’ as far as India is concerned.

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