3 Indian players who will be looking to cement their place in the Indian side for the 2019 World Cup

The Indian Team will be looking forward to carrying their rampant run of form from the Test matches to the ODI series against the Australians. India is scheduled to play three ODIs with Australia before flying to New Zealand.

The Indians have been formidable in all the departments in the recently concluded Test Series against Australia showcasing why they are a force to be reckoned with. The Indian team welcomes the return of their former captain, M.S.Dhoni, after he was dropped from the T20 side for the series against the Windies and Australia.

Rishab Pant was left out for this ODI series after his unimpressive show in the T20s against Australia and West Indies.

With the ICC Cricket World Cup four months away, the Indian players will be using these ODIs to stake their claim to be on the flight to England. Here is the list of three Indian players who will be looking to cement their place for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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#1 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik was dropped out of the Indian ODI side for the series against the Windies as the selectors decided to go with Rishab Pant. After being dropped from the ODI side, he had a decent show in the first T20 against the Windies where he guided the team to a 5-wicket win. The Windies had put on a formidable show in the first T20 as they sent the Indian openers back to the pavilion at the end of the 3rd over. Karthik scored an unbeaten 31 and was supported by Krunal Pandya as the pair guided India to a win.

Karthik put up a great performance in the 1st T20 against the Aussies where he scored a quick fire 30 off 13 balls to keep India in the game. After the fall of Karthik's wicket, the Indian team fell short by four runs. In the 3rd T20, Karthik stitched a 60 run partnership for the 5th wicket with the skipper to take India to a 6-wicket win.

In 2018, Karthik maintained a batting average of 60.33 which prompted the Indian selectors to give him a chance to prove his worth in ODIs before the World Cup.

Considering Pant has scored an unbeaten 159 in the final Test match, Karthik will be looking to make the most of the ODI series against the Baggy Greens to book his place in the ODI side.

#2 K. L. Rahul

Rahul will look forward to a change in format to get back his rhythm

Rahul has had a woeful series Down Under and has been facing the heat from the Indian fans for his string of dismal performances. The opening batsman had a disappointing series against the Windies in the T20s where he only scored 59 runs. After the T20 series against the Windies, he had another bad series in the T20s against the Aussies where he was only able to score 27 runs from his three games. His form waned towards the end of 2018.

The Team management kept faith in his talent as they picked him for the Test series against the Aussies. In the first two games, he scored 48 runs following which he was dropped for the 3rd Test. The opening pair of Rahul and Vijay was replaced by Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari.

The Karnataka batsman failed in the final Test match too as he scored just nine runs in the rain-curtailed Test match.

Rahul will be looking to rediscover his form and keep his place in the side for the World Cup.

#3 Yuzvendra Chahal

Chahal will be looking to make a comeback to the ODI side

After reaching his career-best ranking in the ICC ODI bowlers rankings in November, Chahal was dropped from the side for the first two T20s against the Windies for strategic reasons.

He was replaced by Krunal Pandya who reinstated the Team Management's faith with an impressive debut performance of 1/15 from his four overs. Pandya also scored a quickfire 21 off 9 balls to take the team through showcasing his all-around talent.

Chahal was included in the side for the 3rd T20 where he picked up figures of 2 for 28 in 4 overs. He didn't feature in the T20 series against the Aussies as the Indians opted for Pandya in his place.

Chahal has been one of India's top performers in the recent past. He has stepped up for the side whenever needed and thus will be looking to strengthen his place in the side for the upcoming World Cup.