#1 Dinesh Karthik
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Dinesh Karthik was the most notable exclusion from India's squad for the ODI series against West Indies. He was dropped in favour of wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. He can be called the unluckiest cricketer in this slot as the likes of Manish Pandey has managed to retain his place with no significant performances in the recent past.
Karthik managed scores of 37,44,1*,31* and 33 in the recently concluded Asia Cup at an average of 29.20. Despite outclassing other middle-order batsmen like Manish Pandey and Ambati Rayudu, he was omitted from the squad for no valid reason.
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Edited by Amar Anand