ICC World Cup 2019: Match 28, India vs Afghanistan – Dream11 Fantasy Team based on Stats

Team India seems to be on auto-pilot mode in the World Cup 2019 and has been playing some exceptional cricket. They stunned arch-rivals Pakistan just a few days ago and registered a massive 89-run win. The ‘Men in Blue‘ are one of the two teams in the tournament who is yet to taste a defeat. In their next game, they will be taking on Afghanistan as they fancy another big win.

But it is this same opposition that gave them a massive scare in the Asia Cup 2018 last year. The Afghans tied that game and played some exceptional cricket. However, it won’t be easy against a full-strength India squad. Picking the Dream11 Fantasy team for this game is also going to be extremely tough. Most of the players who have been doing well take up a lot of credits. Thus, it is difficult to find the right balance. While picking the team according to the stats might help, there will be a few exceptions here and there in order to pick the best possible team.

Here we bring to you the Dream11 Fantasy team based on the stats of the players:

Wicketkeepers

While there are four wicket-keeping options that you’ve got, only two are expected to play the game. You’ll have to choose between MS Dhoni and Ikram Ali Khil. The Afghan keeper bats way too low down the order and isn’t that great with the bat. Thus, Dhoni is your only option and you’ve got to go ahead with him even though he takes up 9 credits.

Batsmen

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli together take up 21.5 credits. Najibullah Zadran, who has got the best numbers from the Afghanistan team also takes 9 credits. Thus, it is inevitable to make a few makeshifts with the other two picks. Unfortunately, KL Rahul cannot be picked because you should at least have four Afghanistan players in your team.

Instead of him, you can possibly go ahead with Vijay Shankar. His numbers with the bat are decent enough and he’ll surely get to bowl after his performance in the last game. Thus, he isn’t that bad a pick. Asghar Afghan can be the other pick from this category and comes at just 8.5 credits. Sharma, who has got the best figures amongst all, can be the captain of your team.

All Rounders

Hardik Pandya is another costly pick and comes at 9.5 credits. But he scored 150 runs and picked up 4 wickets in the last five outings and is a must in your Dream11 Fantasy team. The other pick you can go ahead with is Gulbadin Naib who has good figures both with the bat as well as the ball. The Indian all-rounder can be picked as the vice-captain of your team.

Bowlers

Yuzvendra Chahal, who has picked 10 wickets in the last five games, is the first-choice pick from this category. Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have accounted for 9 wickets each in just as many games. But only Zadran is expected to be in playing eleven and thus he should be picked. Since you can’t pick Jasprit Bumrah due to the shortage of credits, you can choose Mohammed Shami instead who is highly likely to play his first game of this World Cup.

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