The Indian Cricket team will go into the World Cup 2019 as one of the favourites to win the prestigious title. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, Men in Blue will play 3 ODI matches against England which will be a big test for the team.
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There are few issues that India needs to solve and the selectors would be watching the performances of players to be in selection for WC 2019.
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Here we look at the 5 Indian players who are on selectors radar for World Cup 2019
KL Rahul had a great 2018 IPL season for Kings XI Punjab. He scored 659 runs from 14 matches with 6 half centuries and almost won matches on his own. Due to his consistent performances in IPL he has been rewarded with a selection in a T20I team to tour England and Ireland. He also made a comeback into India’s ODI squad to face England.
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KL Rahul made his ODI debut for team India in 2016 against Zimbabwe. Since his debut, he has played only 10 ODI’s and scored 248 runs with the best score of 100*.
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In the last ODI series against Sri Lanka last year, KL Rahul could not score many runs and was dropped from the team since then. Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan are certain to feature but if Rahane is not there as back up opener, KL Rahul could be an option.
2. Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey made his ODI debut for India against Zimbabwe in 2015. After his century against Australia in 5th ODI at Sydney, he has only played 22 ODI’s and scored just 432 runs with an average of 39.27.
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He could not perform well for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the recently concluded IPL 2018. For the T20I series against Ireland and England, Manish Pandey has been selected. He has been dropped from ODI team to tour England. With every match going, Manish Pandey performance will be on selector’s radar.
He needs to take chances in the upcoming games and prove his worth to be settled at number 4.
3. Washington Sundar
The young right arm off-spinner has played only 1 ODI for team India. He had dream Nidahas Trophy T20I tri-series including Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He could perform well in the recently concluded IPL 2018 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Washington Sundar is a decent bowler who has played 6 T20Is and picked 9 wickets with an economy of 5.66 runs per over.
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He has been selected in the ODI and T20I squad to tour England. With his consistency, Washington Sundar could be included as the 3rd spinner to Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Siddarth Kaul a young right arm fast bowler made his impression in the recently concluded Indian Premier League season 11 for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He picked 21 wickets from 17 matches and impressed with his speed, accuracy.
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He has been rewarded with a selection in India’s ODI and T20I squad to tour England. With Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar the 2 frontline pacers, if Kaul does well then he could be in selectors radar for the World Cup 2019.
Kedar Jadhav made his ODI debut for India in 2014 against Sri Lanka. Since his debut, he has played 40 ODI matches and scored 798 runs with the best score of 120. He is a hard-hitting right-handed batsman who can bowl part-time in the middle overs and can give the captain an option.
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He played his last ODI on 7th Feb 2018 and could not play matches due to injuries. Kedar Jadhav could be a useful option for Virat Kohli company to bowl and pick important wickets. With the bowl, he has taken 16 wickets with an economy of 5.18 runs per over. The selectors would be keeping an eye on his performances if he is selected in the team.