The best batting team in the middle overs

39 The number of World Cup matches India have won. Only Australia (55) and New Zealand (40) have won more, while England have also won 39 matches. India's win-loss ratio of 1.50 is fifth-best, with Australia, South Africa, England and West Indies doing better.

5-0 India's win-loss record in World Cup games against Pakistan. Against South Africa they are down 0-3.

6 Number of India batsmen who have scored 1000-plus runs since 2013, the most for any country. South Africa also have six such batsmen, while Sri Lanka and England have five each.

2346 Runs scored by Virat Kohli since 2013, the most by an India batsman and the third-highest overall. Kohli averages 52.1 in this period. Among India batsmen, Rohit Sharma (54.6) and MS Dhoni (54) average more than Kohli, though they have scored fewer runs.

9 Number of 100-plus opening stands posted by India's openers since 2013, the most for any team. India's openers average 46.4 in this period, again the highest for any team.

22 Number of ODIs India have won since 2013 when chasing, the most for any team. India and Australia are the only teams to have won twice as many matches as they have lost when chasing.

10 Number of 50-plus partnerships posted by India's last five wickets since 2013, the fewest by any top-eight team. Australia, with 19 such partnerships, have the most. India's last five wickets average 22.3, while countries like New Zealand and Australia average close to 30.

5.9 India's run-rate in the middle overs of an innings (overs 21 to 40) since 2013, the highest for any team. Among the Test nations, only Zimbabwe and Bangladesh score at less than five runs per over during this period of an ODI innings.

37 The average of India's top order (Nos. 1 to 7) since 2013 when playing outside Asia. South Africa are the only team whose top-order batsmen average more in these conditions. India's batsmen make a 50-plus score every 4.6 innings outside Asia, with batsmen from only Australia (4.5) and South Africa (3.6) doing better.

40 Average runs posted by opposition opening pairs against India since 2013, the most against a top-eight nation. There have been 17 fifty-plus opening stands against India, also the most. Opening pairs average less than 30 against Sri Lanka, England and South Africa.

1 Number of India bowlers who have taken 30 ODI wickets each in both 2013 and 2014; Mohammad Shami is the only one. He took 30 wickets in 2013, and was the leading wicket-taker of 2014, with 38 wickets.

77 Wickets taken by Ravindra Jadeja since 2013, the most by any India bowler. India's top-six wicket takers in this period are all going to be part of this World Cup.