World Cup 2019: 2 players who might not feature for India after this tournament

In the lead up to the World Cup 2019, a number of leagues and series played by India contributed to building the squad ahead of the mega tournament. Several players were tried and tested before the selectors decided to narrow down on the final 15. Throughout the World Cup preparations, many players got their fair share of opportunities.

Some of the players from India's 2019 World Cup squad are veterans of the squad and are slowly walking into the latter stages of their careers. These players are unlikely to feature in the next edition of the World Cup and could call time on their international career soon.

In this article, we have a look at two players of the current squad, who might not feature in an ODI game post the World Cup.

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#2 Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav was hardly used as a bowler during the group stage of India's 2019 World Cup campaign.

Kedar Jadhav has been a vital cog in the Indian middle-order since 2017. The power-packed batsman's ability to bowl few overs of off-spin and his uncanny knack of picking wickets in the middle overs has been very handy for the Indian team.

Jadhav entered the 2019 World Cup on the back of a poor show from IPL 2019. Throughout the group stage, Jadhav was hardly used by the Indian team. He batted at a position as low as No.7 and didn't bowl too many overs.

Jadhav, who is 34 already, does not have age on his side. Also, the Indian team is likely to double-down on investing in youth after the 2019 World Cup. With so many talents like Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant waiting in the wings for a spot in the middle order, Jadhav may lose his place.

#1 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik's start-stop career might see an unfortunate end after the 2019 World Cup.

The Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper batsman has been around for more than a decade. Every time it seems Dinesh Karthik's career will take off, he is dropped from the side. This World Cup too, Karthik had to sit on the sidelines for several games before he got his chance against Bangladesh.

The biggest problem with Dinesh Karthik has been his inability to convert starts into big hundreds. Despite playing international cricket for close to 15 years, he has scored only one century for India. Attractive twenties and thirties are just not enough to establish a player on the big stage and this has come to bite Karthik.

With Rishabh Pant labeled as MS Dhoni's successor behind the stumps and KL Rahul, who is on the verge of cementing his place in the ODI side an able keeper himself, India are unlikely to turn back to Karthik again.