History shows left-arm bowlers are key at a World Cup

May 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - Make no mistake about it: left-arm fast bowlers could prove to be a powerful weapon at this World Cup. It's a familiar sight – southpaws jagging balls back into right-han

With his first ball bowling round the wicket, the 29-year-old ran a beauty across Rohit Sharma, forcing him to play and miss, and then got a ball to dip in and trap the opener in front.

Boult, who has gone wicketless in just two of his last 24 ODI appearances, consistently swung the ball away from the left-hander too, finding Shikhar Dhawan's inside edge to dismiss him. 

And the Black Caps star stopped KL Rahul in his tracks, too, dropping short and catching the splice of the bat to take three wickets for ten runs as India were reduced to 24-3.

New Zealand have reached five of the last seven World Cup semi-finals and Boult is their trump card with the ball.

Whichever of the ten teams you're supporting this summer, watching the finest left-armers in full flight again is one of the many joys of the modern game.

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ICC