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6 Indian players who might not play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

The Indian Cricket team will take part in the 2019 World Cup to be held from 30th May to 14th July. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India reached semi-finals of 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.

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With 6 months to go for the prestigious tournament, few of the Indian players might feature in the 15 due to fitness or form. India will begin its tournament against South Africa on 5th June at Southampton. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India reached the finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 losing to arch-rivals Pakistan by a massive margin.

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This Indian team has the ability to win the World Cup 2019. If some Indian players fail to perform till the World Cup 2019, their dream of being in the squad will have vanished.

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Here we look at the top 6 Indian players who might not play in World Cup 2019

  1. Yuvraj Singh
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Yuvraj made his ODI debut for India on 3rd October 2000 against Australia. He has played 304 ODI ( 278 innings and scored 8701 runs with the best score of 150, 14 centuries and 50 half centuries.

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Yuvraj Singh the experienced all-rounder was the star of the show for India during the 2011 World Cup win. He took 15 wickets from 9 matches (9 innings) and also scored 362 runs from 9 matches (8 innings) despite having some serious health problems.

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For his all-round performance, Yuvraj Singh was awarded the man of the series. After the serious problems, he made a comeback into ODI squad during 2013 ODI Series against Australia at home. He made just 19 runs from 4 matches.

Yuvraj Singh was not included in the 2015 World Cup squad and also not made it into the 30 men probable squad for that tournament. In 2017 January, he was selected in India’s ODI squad to face England at home and scored a brilliant 150 off 127 balls.

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The left-handed batsman played his last ODI match last year against West Indies at North Sound, Antigua on 30th June 2017.

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If Yuvraj Singh wants to be selected in India’s squad, then he needs to play more matches and hopefully play for Men in Blue during the prestigious tournament during 2019 World Cup.

  1. Suresh Raina
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Suresh Raina is considered one of the best players in shorter versions. He has played a total of 18 His ability to play big strokes and bowls little bit was an added advantage for Men in Blue.

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In 226 ODI Matches, Raina has scored 5615 runs with the best score of 116*, with 5 centuries and 36 half-centuries to his name.

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He played an important role for team India during 2015 World Cup scoring 284 runs from 8 matches ( 6 innings) with the best score of 110*, with 1 century and 2 half centuries.

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Suresh Raina has been struggling off late in ODI format. He was called up for the ODI series against England this year and scored 47 runs in 2 matches that he batted.

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Raina also could not score many runs for Uttar Pradesh in 2018/19 Ranji Trophy season so far. It is important for the stylish left-handed batsman to score big centuries in order to come back into the Indian squad for World Cup 2019.

  1. Ravichandran Ashwin
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The right arm off spinner bowler, Ravichandran Ashwin played important roles for team India in ODI cricket. He made his ODI debut on 5th June 2010 against Sri Lanka. Since his debut, Ashwin took so far 150 wickets from 111 matches (109 innings) with an economy of 4.91 runs per over, with figures of 4/25.

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In the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, R Ashwin took 13 wickets from 8 matches ( 8 innings) with an economy of 4.28 runs per over.

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He played his last ODI match against West Indies at North Sound, Antigua on 30th June 2017. Since Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal coming to bowl together, R Ashwin has not found a place in ODI squad.

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R Ashwin has been doing a decent job in domestic tournaments. With Ravindra Jadeja also in the mix, off-spinner could make the cut into 15 member squad. With Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav performing brilliantly well in ODI format, the chances of R Ashwin coming into the team becomes slim.

  1. Mohammed Shami
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Mohammed Shami played a key role during India’s 2015 tournament. He took 17 wickets in 7 matches (7 innings) with best figures of 4/35. His figures in World Cup 2015 are still his best figures in ODI cricket so far. During that World Cup, Shami troubled the opposition batsmen and finished as the 4th leading wicket-taker in the tournament with an economy of 4.81 runs per over.

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Shami made his ODI debut against Pakistan on 6th Jan 2013. Since he has played only 52 ODI matches (51 innings) and taken 94 wickets with an economy of 5.55 runs per over.

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India’s star bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were rested for the first 3 ODI matches against West Indies at home, Shami was expensive giving away 81 runs and picking 2 wickets during 1st ODI at Guwahati and was smashed for 59 runs taking 1 wicket.

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He was not selected in the 3rd ODI and then was dropped from the team in the next two ODI matches.  With Khaleel Ahmed performing decently in ODI cricket, Shami might not be selected for 15 member squad for World Cup 2019.

  1. Ajinkya Rahane
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Ajinkya Rahane made his ODI debut for team India against England on 3rd September 2011. Since then he has played 90 ODI matches and scored 2962 runs with the best score of 111.

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Rahane was a part of ODI team which took part in World Cup 2015. He played 8 matches ( 7 innings) and scored 208 runs with the best score of 79.

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He played his ODI match against South Africa tour India’s 6 match ODI series played in February 2018.

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Rahane has been tried at various positions in ODI setup. With the World Cup 2019 coming up and Rayudu performing well, the experienced Rahane might not see in Indian World Cup squad.

  1. Axar Patel
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Axar Patel has been in India’s ODI squad for some time. He made his ODI debut for against Bangladesh on 15th June 2014. After making his ODI debut, Patel has played 38 matches and taken 45 wickets with an economy of 4.43 runs per over. His best figures in ODI cricket has been 3/34.

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Axar Patel was included in the 15 man squad but did not feature in the playing XI for team India during that tournament. He played his last ODI match for team India against New Zealand at Kanpur on 29th October 2017.

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With Ravindra Jadeja playing well in ODI format after his return, Axar Patel could not be selected in 15 member squad.

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