Current India-South Africa combined XI

Aside from the two host nations, India and South Africa were seen as many peoples favourites to win the World Cup. Both these sides meet on Sunday, in a clash that is likely to decide who finishes first and faces the fourth-placed side in Group A. Although the Proteas have the upper hand, when it comes to World Cup clashes between the two sides, Sundays mouth-watering clash is likely to be a close-run encounter.Both sides are packed with quality players, but who will get into a combined XI featuring the very best from both sides? The likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and MS Dhoni are certainties, but how will the side line up?Here is how a combined XI from both sides would look like.

#1 Rohit Sharma

While it is true that at times, he can be a little hit and miss, but when he does get going, there are few in international cricket that are capable of stopping him. Although he has played just a dozen games in the last 12 months, Rohit Sharma has a double century to his name, his second and the only cricketer to have two.

Rohit averages over 50 and with a strike rate of almost 95, it is not hard to see why much of India’s success in this World Cup, hinges on him. And the player, they call “Hit Man” has already started to show signs that he is ready to take his debut World Cup by storm.