XtraTime Web Desk: World Cup 2019 is now in the business end. We are about to see four teams to go to the Semifinals. xtraTime.in bringing you the complete squad who failed to meet the expectations of the fans. no fifties, no four-wicket hauls, opportunities aplenty, but nothing to write home about.
Aiden Makram: Batting is the main area of concern for the proteas as their top order failed in the big stages. Makram laid South Africa U 19 squad to the World Cup victory.. The Proteas top order batsman played five games and scored 106 runs at 21.20, his highest of 45 coming against Bangladesh. He was also dropped for the game against India.
Soumya Sarkar: Bangladesh opener Soumya just got the average of 18.50 in six games. Bangladesh’s highest run-getter at the Ireland Tri-Nation Series that preceded the World Cup has found the going tough. Despite a 3/58 bowling effort against Australia, he needs to provide Bangladesh with a solid start with the bat if they are serious about the semis.
Kusal Mendis: Sri Lanka’s leading run getter in 2019 failed in the World Cup so far as he went out for a duck against New Zealand, scored 2 against Afghanistan got 30 in the game against Australia. Kushal scored 46 odd runs against the host England. He got 23 against South Africa.
Tom Latham: New Zealand wicket keeper batsman Latham was given a fair chance to prove his batting mettle then and also against Bangladesh, South Africa and the West Indies. But returned an abysmal 14 runs collectively from those outings.
Gleen Maxwell: Austealian all rounder scored 142 runs from 7 innings at 28.70, though Australia is the only team to confirm their Semi Final spot.
Thisara Perera: The Sri Lankan all rounder scored 59 runs and just picked one wicket in five matches means Perera remains a source of great Lankan frustration.
Andre Russell: The West Indies all rounder was in great form for the IPL side KKR but he managed just scored 21 runs in three attempts with the bat. The knee injury then brought an end to his World Cup, halfway into the tournament.
Rashid Khan: The world’s second best allrounder and the worst-ever bowling figures in a World Cup? Doesn’t quite add up. Then again, nothing has for the leg spinner, at this World Cup. Averaging 78.50 with the ball and going over six-an-over, he has just MS Dhoni’s scalp to show.
Mashrafe Mortaza : England’s Jonny Bairstow remains his only wicket from the six outings so far. Inspiring captain? Hmm. The dismal bowling average of 279.00 and an economy of 6.34 would suggest otherwise.
Hasan Ali: The player of the tournament at the 2017 Champions Trophy was carted by the Indian batsmen all over Old Trafford, to end with 1/84 – the worst figures by a Pakistani in World Cups. And he only bowled nine overs. That was his fourth and final match at the World Cup. But even before that he was tonked for 0/39 in 4 overs, 0/66 in 10 and 1/67 in 10.Kagiso Rabada: Just a few years back, he was the No. 1 ODI bowler in the world. He ended 2018 as the world’s No. 1 Test bowler. But with 8 wickets at an average of 42.62 and economy of 5.01, he’s been far from the spearhead South Africa had expected him to be at the World Cup. Big stage pressure, did you say?