#1 Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is an integral part of India's ODI side and his performance in the World Cup will have a huge bearing on India's chances in the tournament. However, the opener has been playing non-stop cricket since the tour of Australia. Rohit made a comeback to the Indian Test team against Australia and then played an important role in India's historic win in the ODI series against the same opponent.
In the absence of Virat Kohli, he also captained the Indian team in the latter half of the ODI series and in the T20 series against New Zealand. The selectors should have opted for someone like Shubman Gill, who is seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket. The selectors should have also been mindful of the fact that Rohit will play a lot of cricket in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians and the fatigue factor might come in when the World Cup finally arrives.
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