Ipl is played till a fortnight before the world cup. Mind u all indian players will be tempted to play Possibilty of injury to core members cannot be ruled out. In 1991 92 India and Australia played a lengthy series before the wc n were out out in the initial stages itself. History may repeat itself as the same wc92 format is played in UK in 2019.
Indian cricket team, as per the Indian media, is invariably *advantage* and superlative.
So, when the Indian team gets clobbered by less fancied teams such as a srcond string Australia right here on Indian soil, the Indian media is forced to either remain silent or dismiss it as an aberration !!
And, carried away by the hype about his team created by the commercial Indian media, Kohli keeps talking as though his team is the hot favorite to win the coming world cup tournament !
