Here we look at the Indian team for World Cup 2019: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The Indian team have a strong opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma which have done well in England conditions.
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Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were the top 2 run-getters in the Champions Trophy 2017. India reached the finals of the tournament losing to arch-rivals Pakistan.
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Shikhar Dhawan has the habit of scoring big runs for Team India in big ICC events while Rohit Sharma can destroy opponents with his explosive batting.
KL Rahul will be the third back-up opener for Team India. Due to great performances in IPL 2019, Rahul has been named in the team.
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Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma would do the opening duties against South Africa on 5th June. The Indian fans would be hoping that one of the best pairs in ODI cricket now would give a flying starts in every match.
