4 players who might surprisingly find themselves in India's World Cup 2019 squad

The Indian Premier League(IPL) fever has surrounded the nation, the one and a half month long festival is the biggest cricketing event of the year but amidst all the madness the International Cricket Council(ICC) has announced the schedule for the 2019 World Cup which is slated to be held in England.

The World Cup will begin on May 30 when hosts England take on the Proteas at The Oval. The Indian side will begin its campaign on June 5 against South Africa in Southampton. The teams get four years to build a stable side for the World Cup. During this time, a lot of chopping and changing takes place in every side.

A few Indian players will be excluded from the team for the 2019 World Cup and a few of them will be surprisingly included in the side. Let us take a look at four players who might surprisingly get a chance in the 2019 World Cup.

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#4 Ravichandran Ashwin

India's premier test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been under the hammer after the 2017 Champions Trophy. Ashwin along with his counterpart Ravindra Jadeja were integral members of the Indian limited overs squad till the Champions Trophy final last year. The duo found themselves out for the next series as two wrist spinners were called up to the side.

Since then, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have produced magic with the ball in tough and testing conditions, batsmen have failed to read both of them and the spin twins have created a lot of trouble for the oppositions. Ashwin looked off-colour in the Champions Trophy final where he angled the ball into the batsman at a quick pace without any spin on the ball.

After having a poor few months the off-spinner decided to try something new. Ashwin added leg-spin to his armoury. In the ongoing IPL, the KXIP skipper has been bowling both off-spin and wrist spin. He also has various variations like the carrom ball and the flipper. The all-rounder has also worked on his batting and is a strong contender to make a comeback into the Indian squad.

#3 Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has not yet played 50-over cricket for India

Rishabh Pant has been on the radar of the Indian selectors for a long time. The Delhi lad is considered as the successor to India's most successful wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. Rishabh has played a few promising knocks in his short domestic career. In the previous Ranji Trophy season, Pant scored the fastest hundred in domestic cricket off 48 balls.

Before his Ranji Trophy success, he scored the fastest half-century in the Under 19 World Cup. In the 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the southpaw scored the fastest hundred in T20 domestic cricket taking 32 balls. Pant is famous for playing blistering and quick fiery knocks. He can take the game away from the opposition in a matter of moments.

The youngster can find himself in the U19 World Cup squad as the backup keeper.

#2 Krunal Pandya

Krunal has been successful in the IPL

Mumbai Indians' recent sensation Krunal Pandya has been a gem for his IPL franchise. He has been consistent with both bat and ball in the last few editions of the IPL. The Pandya brothers have attained a lot of success for the Mumbai Indians, Hardik got a national call-up due to his abilities whereas Krunal is yet to be called up for the Indian side.

Krunal is a radical batsman who can bat in the middle order and in the lower order as well. He can bat according to the situation and can prove to be a match winner for the Indian side. His bowling and fielding exploits make him a special player and his ability to read the game is terrific.

The southpaw has not played international cricket till now but he can soon earn a national call-up on the basis of his recent performances.

#1 Ambati Rayadu

Rayadu has been in scintillating form

Ambati Rayadu's last five international scores read 44*, 124*, 41*, 62* and 41*. Rayadu has been in scintillating form in the ongoing IPL. He alongside his Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni has been in top-notch form. The Hyderabad lad has scored 283 runs in 6 innings in this year's IPL.

The Indian selectors are interested in bringing Rayadu back for the England tour and the flamboyant batsman will be keen to wear the blues again. He last played for India against Zimbabwe in 2016. His average of 50.23 in ODIs is amongst the best in the business. The 32-year-old is likely to get a green flag for the England tour.

He can solve India's middle order woes by batting at number four in the ICC World Cup 2019.