India has included Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik and KL Rahul for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant were eliminated from the team, which also included Ravindra Jadeja's place.
Squad: Virat Kohli
(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav,
Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah,
Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik
There was a lot of talk about potential number four for
India, the point of a pain is that the team is trying to solve for a long time.
Now the selector MSK Prasad chairman Vijay Shankar said that he will bat on two
wickets. Reserve's keeper slot has gone to Kartik, while KL Rahul Opener will
be there.
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MSK Prasad said that Kartik was preferred over Pant due to
his superior skills.
"Definitely a case where we had debated (length). We
all (agree) that Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik will come only when [Dhoni]
will be injured. In an important game, wicket keeping is also important. That's
why we are. "Dinesh went with Karthik," said Prasad.
Ravindra Jadeja replaced the spinner with wrist spots,
Yuswendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav to replace the third spinner. In the side,
four pacers opted for Jaspreet Bumrah, who included Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar
Kumar and allrounder Hardik Pandya.
Speaking about Rayudu's boycott, Prasad said: "After
the Champions Trophy (2017), we tried to do a lot in that situation. We gave
Rayudu some more opportunities, Vijay Shankar is three-dimensional. We are
looking for starting with 4. We have Dinesh Karthik and Kedar Jadhav, it is not
that there is anything against [Rayudu], that some things went for [Shankar].
"
He said, "KL will be the reserve opener to start with
[Rahul], if the team gets needed, the team management will call."
Prasad also said that some other bowlers would travel with
the team as the net bowlers, but he said that his name will be taken later.
India started its search for the third World Cup title on
June 5 in Southampton against South Africa. They will play two warm-up matches
before this, against New Zealand on May 25 and in Cardiff on 28 May against
Bangladesh.
