5 Indian stars who might not play in the 2019 World Cup

#4 Kedar Jadhav

India will have to find a new finisher

A brilliant cricketer with a fantastic domestic record who has got a chance in the international arena at a relatively later stage in his career, Kedar Jadhav has been roped in to play a finisher’s role.

He is one of the few cricketers to have retained his position from the low-profile Zimbabwe tour where he scored an eye-catching century. Jadhav was slotted in as an extra batsman in India’s Champions Trophy squad to ease the pressure on Dhoni and Yuvraj in the middle order.

Though Jadhav has not done much wrong and got very few opportunities to bat, the jury is still out on him. The main problem with him is that there is confusion about his role as he might be better suited to batting higher up the order.

The other problem is whether India can afford to play a pure batsman at no. 6 who just could slip in a few overs because most teams prefer an all-rounder in that position. There is strong belief that Jadhav is playing a stop-gap role at the moment but he might not be the best option in the long run.