5 Indian players who might miss out on 2019 World Cup but could make it to 2020 World T20

The Indian team management has more or less finalized the 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup happening in England next year.

They have tried various permutations and combinations in the past one year and have zeroed down the probable fifteen. Here is the most likely squad (with the exception of a backup keeper and a backup fast bowler) that will make it to the World Cup.

Openers - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul

Middle-Order - Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Kedhar Jadhav

Wicket-Keeper - MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant/ Dinesh Karthik

All-rounders - Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja

Spinners - Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

Fast Bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami/ Umesh Yadav

Here is a list of five players who are likely to miss out on making it into the ODI World Cup squad but will most likely be part of India's World T20 squad. World T20 is happening in Australia in 2020.

#1 Prithvi Shaw - Opening Batsman

Dubbed as India's next Sachin Tendulkar, Prithvi Shaw has stormed into International cricket at just 19 years. He has played two Tests matches and scored a match-winning century and fifty for his team. He has also won the U-19 cricket World Cup for India by captaining the side.

There is a section of Indian cricket experts, who believe, Prithvi Shaw should not be delayed to be drafted into Indian ODI team as well. However, India has a settled opening pair in the ODI set-up. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are currently the best openers in world cricket. India also has KL Rahul as their backup opening option. It means Prithi Shaw cannot make it to the ODI World Cup barring injury to one of the three.

Shaw is just 19 years old and has started his T20 career with a bang for Delhi Daredevils. India might look to have a young T20 squad as they tried in 2007. Shaw will have a big role in the upcoming World T20 tournament if that is what they decide.

#2 Shreyas Iyer - Middle-order Batsman

Iyer is a raw-diamond of Indian cricket

Shreyas Iyer has impressed everyone with the chances he has gotten so far. He has played only six ODIs for India and averages 42 with two 50+ scores. Despite the middle-order conundrum India had for the past three years, Shreyas was not given a continuous run he deserved.

The 23-year-old Mumbaikar is one of the gifted cricketers of this generation and scored tons of runs in the domestic circuit. He has scored 4,193 runs from his 50 first-class games. He boasts an average of 51.76 with 11-hundreds. In List A, he averages 42 with five centuries.

Now that India as zeroed down their middle-order with Ambati Rayudu, Kedhar Jadhav and Rishabh Pant, Shreyas must be resigned to the fact that his chances of making into India's ODI World cup are infinitesimal.

However, the Delhi Daredevils captain will definitely be considered for World T20. He has been consistent with Daredevils for the past two years. He has scored 411 and 388 runs in the past two seasons respectively.

Should he continue his rich domestic form for the next two years, he will unquestionably be one of the 15 members of India's World T20 squad.

#3 Manish Pandey - Middle Order Batsman

Pandey's career has been a sine curve so far

Manish Pandey, who struggled for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018, rose back to form during the List-A Quadrangular series against Australia A and South Africa A. He scored 306 runs from his 4 innings without losing his wicket even once.

His inconsistency at the highest level has hampered his progress and may be left out of the squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup. He played just one ODI in 2018 and scored eight runs from 15 balls.

With Kedhar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant more or less capturing the middle-order slot, he may miss on the ODI World Cup berth.

However, Manish Pandey is a consistent performer for India in T20Is. He played 13 T20Is for India scoring 299 runs at an average of 74.75. He will continue to be in India's T20 plan for the World T20.

#4 Krunal Pandya - All-rounder

Krunal Pandya will be in the scheme of things for India's World T20 campaign

India are likely to be taking only two all-rounders for their World Cup campaign. Considering the fact that Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja have already impressed everyone with their all-round skills, Krunal will most likely miss out the flight for this World Cup.

India will not need two spin bowling allrounders as the pitches in England will not assist spinners much. With Kedhar Jadhav in the squad, India has another off-spin option to bowl 4-5 overs, if the need arises.

However, Krunal can focus on the World T20 happening in Australia in 2020. The MI all-rounder has improved a lot with his batting and bowling in the past two years. His ability to bowl tight lines will come in handy in hard Australian pitches. Also, he fits into T20I team more seamlessly than into the ODI team.

Krunal has two IPL tournaments (IPL-12 and IPL -13) to hone his skills further before the World T20.

#5 Deepak Chahar - Fast bowler

Deepak Chahar impressed for CSK and Rajasthan in T20s this year

Deepak Chahar made his debut for India in ODIs and T20s in 2018. His impressive domestic performance has earned him a spot in the Indian team. However, he couldn't shine in both the games and he was dropped for the subsequent games. The Indian team Management might not go with Deepak Chahar before the World Cup as they seem to have found the third seamer in the form of Khaleel Ahmed.

Chahar has been phenomenal in T20s. In 2018, he played 22 T20 games for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan and claimed 30 wickets at an average of 17.00 and a strike-rate 15.2. He played a major part in CSK's IPL success. Also, there are only a handful of bowlers who bowled better than Chahar in T20s across the globe in the calendar year.

Chahar's ability to bat lower down the order will help him to cement a place in Indian T20I setup. It is very likely that if he keeps up his impressive performances, Chahar will be in the flight to Australia to represent India in the World T20.