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#2. The Finisher
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Kedar Jadhav's fitness and his role as a finisher at number 6 might be a cause of concern for India
Team India will have to identify its finisher who would bat at number 6 in the 2019 World Cup. With M.S. Dhoni all set to bat at number 5, the management will have to look to groom a cricketer who can provide the finishing touches to the innings in the death overs.
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While Kedar Jadhav has been persisted at number 6 in the last year or so, he has not been a proven finisher in the ODI format especially when India travels abroad. Jadhav's fitness has been a cause of concern for team India in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa. The all-rounder will be 33 by the time of the 2019 World Cup and his form and fitness will be the key for India's success at the World Cup.
It will be interesting to see if the management persists with Jadhav for the World Cup or would groom a cricketer like Manish Pandey, who has been scoring heavily in domestic cricket and has been a part of the reserves of the Indian team for some time now. The Karnataka player is a better fielder as compared to Jadhav, which could be one of the reasons why the management would back him for the 2019 World Cup.
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Meit Sampat
Meit is a cricket journalist who has been working at Sportskeeda for over eight years, writing listicles. A Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Laws and Company Secretary degree holder, Meit engages in ethical reporting by verifying information twice from multiple websites before penning down any content for the benefit of his readers.
A passionate fan of Team India, Cricket has a special place in his heart owing to the way the sport has continued to evolve over the years. He is also thrilled by the competitiveness on display across all formats in the sport. His favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar and reckons that his childhood idol's dominance over world-class bowlers in the 1990s speaks volumes about his skills and achievements.
Meit has had the privilege of interviewing Indian speedster Ishant Sharma and India Women's legend Mithali Raj so far in his professional career.
If he ever laid his hands on a time machine, Meit would love to witness the 2023 ICC World Cup final between India and Australia and believes that ODIs should never be completely replaced by T20Is owing to the format's popularity.
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