Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane... the Indian batting line-up oozes talent. If you think about it, we've always had strong batting firepower that posts huge totals for the bowlers to defend or chases equally imposing targets. Our bowlers pale in comparison and, with all due respect to their respective teammates, we've only had one premier fast bowler in each of our two ODI World Cup triumphs: Kapil Dev in 1983 and Zaheer Khan in 2011. But two matches into the 2015 World Cup, contested on the pace-friendly pitches of Australia, the bowlers have done their bit and India have beaten Pakistan and South Africa, the two strongest opponents in their group. Here are 12 reasons why the Indian bowlers at the 2015 World Cup deserve a pat on their back:

3. And of the pacers in the World Cup squad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the most experienced. He too hasn't bowled a single delivery as he is carrying an injury niggle. His absence hasn't been felt either.

4. When bowling second, the pressure is always on the bowlers. But in both matches so far, India have bowled and defended gettable totals.