ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: List of Probable Players to be part of the Indian Squad

All-Rounders (No. 7 and 8)

Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel

From Top left to bottom right: Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, and Axar Patel

Hardik, a find that India was looking for, for a very very long time. Every good side in World Cricket that has won World Cups have had a genuine fast bowling all-rounder.

India, however, never found a reliable fast bowling all-rounder. Hardik Pandya came in and filled that large gap which was previously tried to be filled by Stuart Binny and Irfan Pathan, but could not be. Hardik has played some excellent knocks with the bat, hitting the ball many a mile and can also bowl a complete quota of 10 overs as India's third pacer.

Hardik's 76 against Pakistan in 2017 CT Final is etched in every Indian's heart

Krunal Pandya has not seemed as impressive yet, but his skill-set is something India could use well. In case Kedar Jadhav is unfit or injured, Krunal can come in as a genuine finisher, who can smash the ball hard and be the 6th bowler. He is a full-time all-rounder and can add to India's variety of spin bowling, complementing Kuldeep and Chahal.

Pandya Senior is an India A regular

Ravindra Jadeja made his comeback to the ODI setup after about 480 days. He has also upped his Test cricket game, performing well against England and has looked good so far in the Asia Cup.

If Jadeja can take his form ahead, finishing matches well and also picking wickets in between, he is certain to be part of the WC squad.

Sir Jadeja has a lot of work to do in order to save his spot

Deepak Chahar, CSK's find of the season has performed phenomenally well, swinging the ball both ways and picking crucial wickets.

He had a good hand in CSK's title win and his ability to hit the ball for sixes and fours gives India a great option to replace Hardik or Jadhav as and when required.

Axar Patel has been consistently making it to the Indian side since 2014-15, but his non-improvement with the bat has always made him look like a replacement for Jadeja, and with Jadeja himself losing his spot, Axar's chances have reduced too. If he can improve his batting and remain consistent with the ball, he can still make it.

Axar Patel