How India could line-up against Ireland

The biggest event in Cricket is just a year away from now and all teams will play their upcoming series with one eye on the World Cup. The teams will be preparing themselves to perform on the biggest stage in cricket.

India will be touring England next week and before that tour, India makes a pit stop in Ireland to play a T20 Series and these tours would help India in getting their Playing combination right for next year.

The T20 series in Ireland provides an opportunity to acclimatize with the weather there and it also provides an opportunity to experiment. India will try out some of the IPL stars in the playing X1 to see if they are capable of performing for the country on a regular basis.

Openers: Openers: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma

Shikhar Dhawan is one player who has been in scintillating form over the past year and he has been one of the main reasons for India's dominating display. He is the best opener in the Indian setup and with his impressive performance in the IPL, he is almost a certainty in the Playing X1 against Ireland.

Dhawan's performance in big competitions has always been top notch and therefore his place in the Indian team is a given as India looks to build up to the World Cup. His opening partner since the 2013 Champions Trophy also will find a place in the Indian side.

Rohit Sharma has been the second opener of the Indian side for a number of years now. He has turned out to be a totally different player in ODIs ever since he was asked to open in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He has the ability to score the hundreds in T20 games and will be an important part of the side.

Middle Order: Suresh Raina, KL Rahul & Dinesh Karthik

Suresh Raina is one of the most destructive batsmen in the world in T20s as he has the ability to swing the game away from the opposition in a matter of just a few deliveries. Raina will be coming in to bat at number 3 for the Indian side against Ireland

KL Rahul is one of the players who has performed pretty well in the IPL and has earned his spot in the Indian side. He was left out of the Indian side after he failed to perform at the number 4 position but this year's IPL would have given him the much-needed confidence to perform at the International level

Rahul was phenomenal at the top for Kings X1 Punjab and he will be in contention for the role of a middle order player in the side. With the World Cup just a year away, he will look to cement his place in the side in the Ireland and England tours.

Dinesh Karthik has been one of the most improved batsmen in the past two years. His talent was never in question but his temperament was. He has worked on that aspect and the result has been stunning for both the player as well as the Indian team. He now has the ability to play both the role of a number 5 batsman as well as that of a finisher depending on how Dhoni is timing the ball.

Wicket Keeper & All-Rounder: MS Dhoni & Hardik Pandya

Dhoni and Pandya will play the role of finishers in the side

MS Dhoni was struggling with his timing for the past two years but this year's IPL has proved to be a turning point in his career as a rejuvenated Dhoni in yellow has torn apart the bowlers in the tournament. He is all set to play the role of a finisher in the Indian side.

MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik can exchange their position in the batting order depending on the situation and depending on the form in which both the players are as both of them have the ability to change their game according to the situation.

Hardik Pandya will be an important part of the Indian team when it would try to win back the World Cup next year. Pandya's swing bowling will be crucial to India's chances and the team management will look to use him to the fullest in the England tour this year to test his effectiveness in English conditions.

Spinners: Yuzvendra Chahal & Kuldeep Yadav

The spin twins are on a roll for more than a year now

Yuzvendra Chahal has been the most important spinner of the Indian team in the past one year. He has been the key wicket taker for the side and his spot in the Indian World Cup side is already sealed. The team management will look to test Chahal in English conditions in this tour.

Kuldeep Yadav together with Chahal has formed a potent combination. The spin duo has decimated a number of teams with their spin bowling and Yadav with his unique variety of Left-Arm chinaman is a huge asset for the side.

He has performed brilliantly in IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders and this has made him the premier spinner of the Indian team ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal. With the World Cup in England, India might opt to go for three pace bowlers and Kuldeep Yadav will be the solitary spinner in the side if they chose to do so.

Pace Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Jasprit Bumrah

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the most important bowler of the Indian side in the Ireland and England series as well as in the next World Cup. His ability to swing the ball both ways and his ability to bowl accurate yorkers will make him an extremely difficult bowler to handle in England.

Jasprit Bumrah has been an important bowler for the Indian side ever since he made his debut for the Indian side in the series against Australia in 2015. He redefined death bowling in International cricket and his sling action is an added advantage.

The duo will go a long way in determining India's chances in the World Cup next year. Therefore it is important for India to give as many opportunities to these bowlers as the team can so that India don't see a repeat of 2017 Champions Trophy Final in World Cup next year.