IPL 2019: 5 players who could be a surprise entry into the World Cup squad

#3 Manish Pandey

Australia v India - Game 5

Manish Pandey has been around in international cricket since 2015. He has been tried out at several batting positions in his short 23-match ODI career so far. Team India even tried him at the coveted No. 4 position for a while but the problem with Pandey has been his inconsistency.

Manish played a match-winning 104 not out at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Australia in 2016 while chasing a score of 330. At that moment it looked like that finally India has got a dependable No. 4 batsman but after that, Pandey just couldn't take off. He has scored 440 runs so far in ODI cricket at an average of 36.7 and batting at No. 4, he averages 36.60.

So Pandey's stats as a batsman in ODI cricket are not impressive yet, but at times he has shown his capabilities of playing match-winning knocks. The No. 4 spot in the team is still a mystery and if Pandey manages to score some big runs in the IPL and with the advantages of him being a superb fielder, he might make a comeback into the team.