With the Men's T20 World Cup starting on Saturday, we assess the five teams who can knock Australia off its pedestal and win the tournament down under.

In no particular order, these are the nations who will make some serious noise as they look to snatch the title from the hosts.

2. India

For a passionate cricketing nation, India find themselves firmly vying for its second T20 World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 2007. Last year's campaign would be a total disappointment after being comprehensively beaten by Pakistan and New Zealand during the group stage. It would mark the first time India would not advance to the semi-finals since 2010.

Although in the two previous tournaments (not including last year's) India have made a deep run, including losing the 2014 final to Sri Lanka and the 2016 semi-final to the West Indies. Moving forward a year from the campaign, India will bring the same lineup to Australia. Familiar names include captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, former captain Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin.

In comparison to England, this Indian side possesses substantial depth in the batting and bowling departments. With Sharma and Rahul destructive when on song and the classy Kohli set to ignite, there are going to be plenty of fireworks.

The cog who burst into the Indian T20 lineup last year is Surykumar Yadav. After impressive campaigns in the Indian Premier League, Yadav has been another unheralded weapon India possess and one who can carve opposition bowlers into smithereens. If his nine half-centuries, a century and an important knock of 50 from 33 deliveries in the recent practice match against Australia are anything to go by, then look out.

Although the loss of tearaway fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah with a back injury is a dent to its bowling stocks, it has vast experience to cover for him.

With the tight niggling lines of Bhuveneshwar Kumar, the upcoming Arsheep Singh, the bustling Mohammed Shami, and the twin spin maestros of Ravi Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, India's bowlers will cause inroads.

This arguably has to be one of India's stronger T20 squads and one which should be vying deep into the tournament.