5 players who could miss the bus for 2019 World Cup

Many players in India are in the queue to get the ticket to the 2019 World Cup but surely not everyone will get it. There are now only 13 ODIs left and India would now want to stick a more or less same playing XI and give them enough chance to get into good form before the mega event begins on 30th of May in England.

While everyone is toiling hard to be part of the squad it seems difficult for some of them to be part of the squad. Today, we will take a look at those Indian players who might have missed the bus for the 2019 World Cup.

---

5. Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav, who was part of the squad when the West Indies toured India last year, has been dropped from the ODI squad for Australia which is a clear indication that the chances of him being in the World Cup squad are now quite slim unless there is an injury scarce in the team.

Umesh Yadav, who made his ODI debut eight years back, has still not been able to cement his place in the Indian squad. This is mainly because he has been inconsistent in his bowling throughout his career. We have also seen him in the current Test series against Australia that he is not at his best.

He was quite inconsistent with his line and lengths during the second Test match at the supporting wicket of Perth. Also just analyzing his bowling at the death he has many times been expensive at the death overs.

There is no doubt about his pace and ability to rattle the opposition with his bowling but when compared to the accuracy with likes of Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar he seems to lack behind and with Kohli deciding to go ahead with the young left-arm pacer Khaleel, the doors for him are now almost closed.

4. Axar Patel

Axar Patel

A few months back, Axar Patel was a certain part of the World Cup squad as a third spinner but with Ravindra Jadeja back in form and the new arrival of Krunal Pandya, they have given Axar a run for his money.

Both Jadeja and Krunal have been performing very well whenever they are getting a chance to prove themselves and now the fight for the third spinner in the squad has been between the two. Though there is everything done by Axar with the ball in his hand it is his batting that is lacking when put in front of the other two left-arm all-rounders.

Axar Patel is also not part of the squad that will be touring Australia later this month. Axar has to do something very special in the Indian Premier League this year to make selectors look at him as the third spinner in the squad. If he has an ordinary season, it is more or less over for him at least until the World Cup.

3. Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer will be disappointed because he did not get enough opportunities

Shreyas Iyer who has been piling runs in the domestic tournament for many years now. Shreyas Iyer who was also in the fight for that number 4 spot now looks out of the race because of some great performances by Ambati Rayadu.

Shreyas Iyer has been a bit unlucky as he did not get enough opportunities when compared to others. Out of six ODI matches that he played for India, he scored 210 runs which included two half-centuries. He was in the mix of the thing for a long time but looks like has lost the battle in his mind also. In the recent interview that he gave, he was looking quite frustrated because of him not being part of the team India.

We all know that Rayadu has been injury prone for most of his career, so if Iyer is able to have a great IPL 2019 season he might catch the bus but it is looking difficult for him to be part of the mega event.

2. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

Another player who fought for that number four spot in the Indian squad. Ajinkya Rahane, who has been fantastic for the Indian Test side for now many years, has failed to seal his spot in the Indian ODI side. He has got ample opportunities at both the opening and the number four spot but has failed to impress apart from some series like that happened in West Indies where he was the Man of the Series for his performances.

Ajinkya Rahane has often been criticized because of his disability to play with a good strike-rate. Though a steady batsman like Rahane would be quite helpful in the seaming conditions in England, the team management might not think the same. Ajinkya has been a great team player for India but it seems like he will not get an opportunity to showcase himself in the World Cup 2019.

1. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravi Ashwin was part of Indian squad when India won the Champions trophy 2013

Ravichandran Ashwin has been a great spinner for India and has also contributed in many historic wins for India. In the 2013 Champions Trophy, he played a very vital role in India's road to victory but that looks now an old story.

Ravi Ashwin who often says that he is still hopeful to be the part of the squad for 2019 World Cup but looking at the current scenario it is very difficult for him. He last played an ODI back in 2017 against West Indies and has not been able to make a comeback since then in the ODI squad.

Ravi Ashwin has not been able to make a comeback because of the duo of Chahal and Kuldeep and also that Ashwin has not been able to do something special with the ball in the IPL 2018 or the domestic limited overs tournaments. So, it likely that he will not be the part of the World Cup squad and who knows it might be that we have seen for the last time in the blue jersey.