World Cup: Talking points at halfway stage

World Cup: Talking points at halfway stage

India occupy top spot with five wins in five matches

Virat Kohli has made a stellar impact with a century and three half-tons

Kohli is just one century away from equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds

Rohit Sharma scored a record seventh World Cup century to go past Tendulkar's record of six

Afghanistan have caused quite the stir with wins over England and Pakistan

Pakistan have suffered three straight defeats - against India, Australia and Afghanistan - to infruriate fans, pundits

Babar Azam's future as Pakistan captain remains in doubt

Defending champions England have suffered four defeats from five matches

South Africa have registered four massive wins from five matches

The Proteas posted the World Cup's highest ever total of 428 against Sri Lanka

Quinton de Kock is the leading scorer at the tournament with 407 runs, including three centuries

Netherlands shocked South Africa for just their third World Cup win ever

Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest World Cup century in just 40 balls vs Netherlands

Australia won by a record 309 runs against the Dutch for their third straight win