4 players who have an outside chance to make it to the Indian team for the 2019 World Cup

Rishabh Pant could be India's wildcard for the 2019 World Cup
Rishabh Pant could be India's wildcard for the 2019 World Cup

#4 Krunal Pandya

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Krunal has been awarded the Man of the Match award in 2 of the 8 T20Is he has played
Krunal has been awarded the Man of the Match award in 2 of the 8 T20Is he has played

Krunal Pandya is yet to make his debut in ODI cricket, but his impressive performances in T20Is may tempt the selectors for his inclusion in the ODI team in the home series against Australia and thereafter in the 2019 World Cup.

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Pandya has been really impressive in the 8 T20Is he has played for India, especially with the ball and has won two Man of the Match awards for his heroics. He has picked up 10 wickets in 32 overs in T20Is at an average of 26 and an impressive strike rate of 19.20.

He has not got many opportunities with the bat in international cricket but he can play the aggressive innings as and when required.

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He will be competing with Ravindra Jadeja for the spin bowling all-rounder slot. Jadeja did not play a single ODI in New Zealand and in the ODI series against Australia, he picked up only 2 wickets in 29 overs at an average of 75 and strike rate of 87.

With the bat too, Jadeja has not lived up to the expectations in ODI cricket recently and in his last 5 ODI innings, he has scored only 76 runs.

Krunal really has an outside chance of making it to India's team for the 2019 World Cup considering his current form and ability to lead India to victories.

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