5 Indian players whose 2019 World Cup dream might be over

These five players have lost their given chances in ODIs and might not make it to the 2019 World Cup.

AJINKYA RAHANE

Ajinkya Rahane | GettyAjinkya Rahane played in the 2015 World Cup in Australia-New Zealand at the no.4 spot. However, since then, a lot has changed and Rahane’s strike rate of 78.36 at the top of the order is just not good enough for today’s game.

Rahane has close to 3000 runs in 90 ODIs at an average of 35.26 with 3 centuries. Though he was the best batsman overseas for India in the last 3-4 years, he was benched for the first two Tests against South Africa and even returned with just 2 fifties in the England series also. He played in the ODI series against South Africa in early 2018 with some decent scores, but his inability to pump up the scoring rate resulted in him being dropped for the ODI series in England and then for the Asia Cup 2018.

A major role in his dropping from limited overs team was played by his performance in the IPL 2018 for Rajasthan Royals. He opened for the franchise and decided to go for the anchoring role. But his low strike rate and tendency to get out after eating up lots of deliveries, kind off showcased that his game is not made for the modern-day limited overs cricket.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 13 Oct, 2018

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