All-rounders
Certainty
Hardik Pandya
Even though Hardik Pandya has been out of the game for quite some time, he continues to be India's first-choice all-rounder. India will want Pandya to regain full fitness at the earliest.
Contenders
Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Shivam Dube
Ravindra Jadeja and Krunal Pandya possesses similar skill-sets, thus making it difficult for the team management to include both in the 15. With Jadeja's much-improved batting, he is ahead of Krunal in the pegging order.
Washington Sundar provides variety to the Indian bowling attack with his off-spin bowling. Sundar has shown good control with the ball and has played a couple of useful cameos with the bat for Team India in the recent past.
There are no doubts about Shivam Dube's power-hitting abilities, but he needs to do more with the ball to be considered for the T20 World Cup.
Verdict
Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar
While India have been exercising all available options, they might find it difficult to accommodate more than two all-rounders in the squad.
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