WC 2019: Coulter-Nile not sure of place in India game despite 92 against WI

Despite of such heroic knock, all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile says he is not sure of his place for World Cup encounter against India on Sunday.

A brilliant show of bowling by Aussie speedster Mitchell Starc (5/46) and Nathan Coulter-Nile’s (92 from 60 balls) blinder of an innings, helped defending champions Australia defeat West Indies by 15-runs on Thursday. Despite of such heroic knock, all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile says he is not sure of his place for World Cup encounter against India on Sunday. The 31-year-old believes his expensive outing with the ball (none for 70) in Bristol may not help his cause. "We've got two world-class (fast) bowlers (on the sidelines). I'm not in the team to make runs, hopefully the top order does that, so I wouldn't be surprised if I got dropped for the next game," he was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia. "I'm in the team to take wickets and I've had two wicketless games, so we'll see how we go." Coulter-Nile's 92 at Trent Bridge was the highest score by a No. 8 in a World Cup, 58 runs more than his previous best ODI score. The star bowling all-rounder insists he is not bothered by the competition for spots. "I actually like it," he said. "I think it's good to have competition and it wouldn't be good if we had no one pushing you trying to get better, so I love it."