Between the IPL's Extravaganas, the 15-member Indian team for the 2019 World Cup team will be selected on Monday (April 15th) in Mumbai. At least 12-13 players choose themselves for the mega event to be held in England, but there are still some people who are uncertain about their place in the squad.
While chief selector MSK Prasad and Indian captain Virat Kohli have already made it clear that they will not appear very much in the IPL's performance, there is still a big chance that the franchise-based T20 tournament can decide the fate of some fringe players. .
Here's how some of these players have performed in the IPL 2019 so far:
Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings)
Because of his outing in the IPL 2018, Rayudu had returned to international cricket, but the way this season is running out for the 33-year-old, he could be the reason for his boycott from the World Cup. Rayudu was seen as number 4 in India before a terrible domestic series against Australia and since then he could not find his form. Apart from a well-prepared 57 against Rajasthan Royals, Rayudu has not done much in this tournament. He has made only 133 runs in seven games this season and it will be interesting to see if India remains with them despite their failures.
KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
Karnataka's 26-year-old player did not make a fantastic start of the season by losing 4 and 1 in his first two encounters. Rahul has managed to turn things around and made three fifties and a century. He was in his best performance against Mumbai Indians, because he scored 100 not out in 64 balls, but it was still not enough, because Punjab was blown away by Kieron Pollard's talent. However, it was his 71 * against the same team in the tournament, which helped him win his side. While his 55-run against Chennai was slow, and due to his collapse, the right-handed batsman redeemed himself by playing a mature innings of 71 runs to move his team to a tense situation against Hyderabad.
Rahul is most likely to travel in the form of backup opener, but it has all the ingredients to take the important number 4 position. To add to it, he has done a great job behind the stump and can pip other players on the basis of his wicket-keeping skills.
Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitol)
The left-handed Dasher is a game changer, but Pant has time and time again to prove that he can not be trusted in situations of pressure. He started the IPL with a blistering innings of 78 runs in 27 balls but since then the run has dried up. His name is 245 runs but the way he is being dismissed can not work in his favor. Pant will be expected to finish the match for India, which he is not doing for Delhi. The wicketkeeper-batsman has a habit of playing non-responsible shots in important stages and if Pant gets England's ticket, then he can return to India. However, seeing how bad Dinesh Karthik is in this season, Pant will almost surely be backed up by MS Dhoni in the World Cup.
Dinesh Karthik (Kolkata Knight Riders)
While his team is riding high on some tremendous individual performances, Karthik has failed to replicate his 2018 form this season. The only half-century of the wicketkeeper-batsman made the cause of defeat against Delhi and apart from that Karthik did nothing special from the bat. With only 93 runs from an average of 18.60, the only thing that save Kartik's drowning ship is their experience. Pant has not done much by himself but the left-handed batsman has done better than Karthik this season.
Vijay Shankar (Sunrise Hyderabad)
Each of the 132 runs of victory in this season has been pleasing to the eye, but once he did not succeed in turning his start into something important. He scored a score of more than 30 in the first two games, but only after the next three games could score only 9, 16 and 5. Vijay once again had the chance to make a big score against Punjab, but after the set, departing on 26
To add to that, Vijay thrashed only five overs, giving 43 runs without any wicket. In the absence of Hardik Pandey, Vijay did a good job for India with both bat and ball, and the idea of having two seam-bowling all-rounders in England is quite fascinating.
Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
In addition to playing smoky innings against Kolkata on Sunday (April 14), Jadeja was in excellent form with the ball. Left-arm spinner has taken seven wickets in eight matches and has also been economical. Even in the match against Kolkata where he was knocked out in 49 runs, Jadeja scored 31 runs in a match winning innings. He has played most of his games on the turning track and this is not going to happen in England. However, he is a person who contributes to all departments of the game and may be on the flight to England.
Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Umesh's form is terrible just like his franchise. Right-arm fast bowler has taken 84 wickets at an average of 8.92 and only two wickets in the economy. Jaspreet Bumrah, Bhubaneswar Kumar and Mohammed Shami will travel to England and even if India is looking for a fourth bowling option, it is almost certain that they are not going with Umesh, especially in the squad, the choice of both the heart and victory with.
