If you form a playing XI of pure tailenders for the upcoming ODI World Cup, chances are four from India’s squad will make it to that team. While Jasprit Bumrah averages 7.30 and has a strike rate of 56.15 in ODIs, his tail-end partners also have similarly underwhelming numbers. Mohammed Siraj has an average of 6.16 and a strike rate of 40.12, Mohammed Shami averages 8.40 with a strike rate of 85.71, and Kuldeep Yadav averages 10 with a strike rate of 56.29. Compared to other top contenders like England, India’s tail looks far inferior. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid have better batting records for England. This puts pressure on India’s top-order batsmen and allrounders like Hardik Pandya and Ravinder Jadeja. Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur, India’s bowling allrounders, average 16.14 and 17.31 respectively in ODIs. Former India off-spinner, Venkatpathy Raju, expresses concern about India’s tailenders and emphasizes the need for allrounders to perform well with the bat.