Virat Kohli as captain has consistently been included in the list of great players with his good performance, but there will be a chance to make a mark in the form of the World Cup 2019 to be held in England as the Indian captain.
The first Indian captain Kohli will lead a team that has some problems, but it is not less than the team that changes the game, which is a necessity for the big tournament, who will win the Test series at the Australian level.
Who will bat at number four? Is Kedar Jadhav OK? Third fast bowler or extra all-rounder? Kuldeep or Chahal or both? In the World Cup Kohli will be seen as a captain more than a batsman.
If the Indian team wins the World Cup then they will join one of their own leagues, who are in some skepticism with their technical skills, they will have no choice other than bowing to their achievements.
There is no doubt that the Virat Kohli as Captain will be very important in this seven-week-long tournament where he is expected to cross 11,000 runs and he would like to add some more centuries to his 41 hundred.
If the pitch in England is going to be smooth like ‘pancake’, then Rohit Sharma can add some more big hundreds due to his superb batting, maybe it may include the fourth double century but continue with this vice-captain for this form.
There are also Shikhar Dhawan in the team who has never performed poorly in ICC tournaments since their international debut and that too would like to keep this record alive.
The troubles start after this and this is something the team has failed to solve on paper despite the good performance of the top three players on many occasions. And that is the position of fourth place, after Ambati Rayudu failed to run this place, it is a matter of discussion and Rishabh Pant could not even get a place in the team.
At the same time, Dinesh Karthik’s experience was preferred to him.
Vijay Shankar or specialist opener Lokesh Rahul is expected to play in this place. But whoever plays will have to play responsibly.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last World Cup campaign will be emotional for his innumerable fans, but the ability of the rival teams to remain consistent with the ability to accelerate at regular intervals between the strike rate of 70 and the 35th to 50th over will continue.
Kedar Jadhav will be on the sixth position, which is expected to be fit by June 5, on which day the Indian team will start the campaign against South Africa in Southampton. However, the poor performance of Jadhav in 14 IPL matches will be a matter of concern.
At the seventh, Hardik Pandya’s versatile talent is expected to be good use during the tournament. Their ability to hit sixes in death overs can change the game’s scenario.
In the last two years, the Indian team management and selectors, Kurali spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Yuswendra Chahal have given considerable thrust to those who have also enjoyed great success.
But the Australians who played the last ODI series in India were able to understand the bowling of both of them, in which young Ashton Turner (not included in the World Cup) in Mohali while Usman Khawaja and Aaron Finch showed better game against them in Ranchi.
Kuldeep did not have a good form in the IPL, due to which he was excluded from the IPL the last XI. He was the only cricketer from the Indian players involved in the World Cup team who came out of the last XI in the IPL.
But Jaspreet Bumrah is present in the team which will be among the greatest match winners of India in the coming years.
At the same time, Mohammed Shami’s Swing Up-Front and Bumrahah’s Death Over, Yarker makes a sensible mix that will prove to be an antidote for the opposition teams.
A win in six out of nine league matches can prove to be true in terms of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Let’s have a look on India Squad for World Cup 2019.
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