5 Indian batsmen likely to play in World Cup 2019

#2 Shikhar Dhawan

Behind the twirled mustache is a man with the typical left-hander's strokeplay. While Rohit Sharma is a slow starter against the new ball, Shikhar Dhawan negates his effect by demonstrating aggression from the first ball.

With 960 runs in 22 games in 2017, the Delhi batsman went through yet another year of consistent run-making. The right-left combination he creates with Sharma puts him a notch above KL Rahul, who has been out of form.

Lastly, his runs usually flow at a tremendous pace and run the opposition out of the game. This ability to consistently work on the opposition and give valuable time to other batsmen to settle is what makes the man a certainty in the squad for the World Cup.