World Cup 2019 india Team | Indies Announcement 25 Players Squad For World Cup
World Cup 2019 india Team | Indies Announcement 25 Players Squad For World Cup
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The ICC Cricket World Cup is nearly upon us. The Indians are just 5 matches away from their first World Cup match, against South Africa. The format of the forthcoming World Cup is a demanding one since it requires every team to play every other team once in the round-robin stage before the top 4 qualify for the semi-finals.
This format cuts both ways. On the one hand, it gives teams plenty of matches to qualify while on the other hand, it demands consistent form and performances over a prolonged period of time. One slip up against a weaker team at the most inopportune time could be the end of the campaign for any team.
The teams might find it difficult to peak at the right time. The last time a similar format was adopted in the World Cup was in 1992 when Pakistan went all the way even after losing a few matches in the preliminary stages of the tournament.
In a way, this format reduces the gap between the so-called favourites and dark horses. Nonetheless, this format, though a ruthless one, is considered to be the best as the most deserving teams are the ones that qualify for the semi-finals. In fact, qualifying for the semi-finals in itself would be a great accomplishment for all participating teams.
Coming to the team compositions, for India, the first 12 players almost select themselves. They are: Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, M.S. Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
he selectors will have to settle on a second wicket-keeper which will be a direct shoot-out between Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant. A backup seamer will have to be narrowed down on as well. After the prolonged failure of players like Khaleel Ahmed and Umesh Yadav, Vijay Shankar is in with a chance to occupy this spot and play the role of the second all-rounder in the team. That would rule out Ravindra Jadeja as the spin-bowling all-rounder and the third spinner in the team.
That leaves the last spot, that of the reserve middle-order batsman/reserve opener to be taken care of. In this context, the chairman of selectors M.S.K Prasad revealed that Ajinkya Rahane is in contention for a place in the World Cup squad and so are Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar.
In this article, let us analyse whether the selection of Rahane for the Word Cup will resolve Team India’s quandary.
Rahane is a technically sound batsman and his superior technique could come in handy in English conditions. He has the ability to build an innings even in unfavourable batting conditions. With his solid technique, Rahane could arrest a slide in case there is a top-order collapse.
The one factor that's always in favour of Rahane is that he is a much better fielder than even some of the youngsters in the team. In the current Indian team, only Jadeja and Kohli are better than him on the field. Rahane is an alert fielder in the slips and a safe fielder in the outfield. With the likely absence of Jadeja in the playing XI, Rahane along with Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan should shore up the Indian fielding in the World Cup.
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