Former India player Mohinder Amarnath thinks that India are quite capable to do well in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 with their experience and potentiality but that needs to click at the proper time. India’s World Cup campaign will start against South Africa at Southampton on June 5. However, Amarnath further thought that Jasprit Bumrah will play a crucial role in the mega event.

“I think we (India) have the potential, the players, experience and they have to click at the right time. And whatever they have played and all that, that is in the past, it is fresh tournament, fresh matches and it is like playing like new games, new preparation,” Mohinder Amarnath said on Monday.

The veteran was one of the important players in India’s first World Cup victory in 1983. However, he believed that allrounder Hardik Pandya needs to prove in the One Day format as he has the potential to be a key player of India.

“We should not compare IPL preparation to a World Cup. IPL is a different format, different kind of cricket. He (Hardik) is a young guy and getting better with time and experience and all that. (But) he has to prove himself in this format (50-over), that he can fit in as a genuine all-rounder. He has the potential and he can do the job. But you have to access the situation and play according to the situation,” said Amarnath.

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Moreover, he felt that pace-spearhead Jasprit Bumrah would play a major role for India in the World Cup. Bumrah has the ability to change the game single-handedly. He had been in a great form in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).

“Bumrah is a fantastic bowler and he is very awkward; he has got a lot of variation, a crafted bowler and I think he is very crucial from India’s point of view. He has to stay fit what I personally feel and he will make a difference (to India’s campaign). He is very consistent with line and length,” said Amarnath.