Wrsit spinner Kuldeep Yadav forms an effective spin combination with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and the two have complemented each other well. However, there are concerns that Kuldeep Yadav's poor form for Kolkata Knight Riders in the recently-concluded IPL may adversely affect his confidence going into the World Cup.

The bowler, however, feels that his IPL performance will have no bearing in the World Cup. "See, the IPL is a T20 format which is quite different from the 50-over World Cup. I may not have got much success for KKR, but then, it was not like I was bowling poorly, like bowling long hops or full tosses. I was bowling with my usual rhythm. It's just that the KKR team management thought I was not fitting in their plans.