The World Cup will showcase some of the very finest cricketers in the world, let alone some of the best cricketers to ever exist. While we'll get giddy at the sight of Mahela Jayawardene flicking his wrists and lofting a drive over cover or AB de Villiers effortlessly smoking a pull shot, there's a bunch of cricketers who will also provide many giddy moments but demand less spotlight.

These lads all have slightly situations and they aren't break out stars. They could emerge from a shadow, they could take the World Cup by storm or the could simply remind us as to why they're awesome. That last category suits someone like Shahid Afridi down to the ground. Afridi hasn't been in our scope as he hasn't played a whole lot of Test cricket and any limited overs cricket that Pakistan play is breezed over by cricket fans in this part of the world. He is still a hugely gifted cricketer with his signature batting style likely to get Pakistan home late in an innings and his leg spin. Well, his leg spin is his unique brand of leg spin as well which will keep things interesting as batsmen try to figure out what he's dishing up. Afridi is always a great player to watch and with Pakistan able to call upon some top shelf cricketers, Afridi could take the cake as the most exciting.

David Warner is one hell of a batsmen which is shown in how easy he transitions from each cricketing format and scores runs no matter the format. That's the easiest way to tell the best batsmen in the world by the way, they score runs no matter the format and they're usually playing in all formats (or at least the big games). Warner will likely star for Australia at the World Cup but his opening partner Aaron Finch is the perfect Undercover Brother candidate.

Australia's best batting line up is stacked with George Bailey, who could walk in to any other ODI side likely to make way for Michael Clarke, which means there will be plenty of spotlight on them but not so much on Finch. He's an attacking batsman who goes hard, sometimes it comes off, sometimes it doesn't but he and Warner form the perfect opening combination. Finch's failures can be absorbed by the rest of their batting line up or Finch can ensure that Australia get off to a solid start should they loose Warner early on. Or both Finch and Warner get going and you're in trouble.

Another Aussie to keep an eye on is Pat Cummins. Cummins is constantly up around 150km/h but more importantly, he swings the ball. We haven't seen enough of Cummins recently after bursting on to the Test scene but he's going to be one of the best bowlers at the World Cup and I think the World Cup can get him back in to the swing of international cricket. Everything anyone says about Cummins comes with an asterix, he needs to stay healthy but he'll likely be the fastest bowler at the World Cup and should trouble the best of the best.

South Africa also have a highly talented group of lads, but the resurgence of JP Duminy in recent years has been a joy to watch and he should continue to impress throughout the World Cup. Duminy is a vital cog in South Africa's middle order as he's able to continue the flow of momentum from the super duper batsmen ahead of him with some elegant strokes near the end of the innings. He's also able to come in and bat South Africa out of trouble should they find themselves a few wickets down early on. Not to mention that he'll feature heavily with the ball as an offie and he could find himself as the only spinner in certain line ups where South Africa don't include Imran Tahir.

Another South African who should miss the early stages of the World Cup due to injury, forcing ABDV to don the wicket keeping gloves is Quinton de Kock (the fact that they've named him even though he'll miss up to half of the Cup explains a bit). I admit, I've got a bit of a cricket crush on de Kock, odd sentence but it's justified as QDK is one of the most talented youngsters in world cricket. He will likely open the innings with Hashim Amla upon his return and will look to attack as that's what he does best.

Sidenote - South Africa's best top order will be - Amla, QDK, Faf du Plessis and ABDV #ShitTheBed.

Shikhar Dhawan hasn't had a great time recently in Test cricket but he's a prolific run scorer in ODI's and should be a key man at the top of the innings. With the likes of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni taking super-stardom to new heights along with lads like Rohit Sharma, Dhawan won't be a player that everyone automatically views as an important player. However, if he's able to right a few wrongs from the recent Test series for India which is important as it was played in similar conditions to what he'll find in the World Cup, he could be getting India's innings' off to a rapid start.

Lastly, I've got Ross Taylor who has the ability to make the Black Caps an unstoppable force with his swift scoring rate and strokes all around the park. The number 4 batting spot is usually an undercover spot by nature and with two of the team's best batsmen ahead of him in the line up, Taylor could find himself coming to the crease with no pressure where he can bat freely. Alternatively, Taylor could find himself having to save an innings which is where the Black Caps will need his experience to guide the team through their innings.

All these players could have equally as disappointing tournaments as they could impressive tournaments, which is the mark of an Undercover Brother. Should they struggle for form and be unable to make an impact at the World Cup, no one will really care as the 'more important' players will cover that hole, but should they perform, they could push their team all the way to the 'ship.