India, Feb. 21 -- Let's be very clear that South Africa and New Zealand are the only two teams in the ongoing T20 World Cup that can give India a massive run for their money with their batting alone.

India may have some of the finest T20 bowlers today but the truth of the matter is it's their batting that oppositions fear more. Any opposition that has a strong batting has a very good chance against India, who kick off their Super 8s campaign against South Africa at Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The Proteas not long ago lost 3-1 in India but they showed many times that on their day they can very well match India's firepower in batting. Twice in four matches -- with one being a washout -- they scored upwards of 200. In the following ODI series, th...