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35 ODIS FROM CONQUERING ASIA TO THE WORLD

-  By Atul Agarwal Powerhouse of batting, toe grinders, swing monarchs, ultra-potent wrist turners, lusty fielders – you name it, and we have it all. Such is the shape of the Indian One Day International cricket team today. For someone remotely inclined towards Indian cricket, this is by far the best ODI side the country has ever had. Kissing the World Cup for the third time should seem like a walk in the park. However, reality is far from the truth, as we notice that in order to make a triumphant return in the sport’s grandest stage, the Indian team has more than one question to answer. THE NUMBER FOUR CONUNDRUM One of the most grotesque puzzles that still remain unsolved is the middle order quandary, led by the number four conundrum. While the nation boasts of the most compelling top order batsmen in the globe, led by the skipper Virat Kohli, the men following him in the batting order have shown little or no signs of tenacity, much to our dismay. The revolv