6 Cricketers from India's 2017 Champions Trophy Squad who could be ignored by the selectors for 2019 World Cup

The Indian Cricket team has grown leaps and bounds in the past decade. The team under the captaincy of Virat Kohli has been flawless and are currently standing on the first position in the ICC Test Rankings, second best in the ODI and T20 rankings.

Team India has also set a new benchmark in the fitness levels of the cricketers. Clearing the Yo-Yo test has been made mandatory for all cricketers. Some consistent performers like Ambati Rayudu and Sanju Samson have also found themselves out of the India and India A squad respectively after not being able to clear the Yo-Yo test.

For any cricketer, maintaining the consistency is a bigger task rather than representing their country at the topmost level. While some Indian stalwart cricketers like Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been epitomes in achieving that, some of the cricketers failed to keep the momentum going and have been nowhere in getting call-ups any more.

Here, we take a look at the Indian test cricketers from India's 2017 Champions Trophy who have gone off the radar in the recent times.

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#6 Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav, India's multi-utility player has had a tough time in his cricketing career since the start of 2018. From being a regular in the squad to nowhere, he hasn't had fruitful performances to his name.

Though he can play some big match-winning performances and scalp wickets with his off-spin during the middle-overs, his fitness levels have always come under scrutiny. Also, the chances look slim for the aggressive batsman as Dinesh Karthik and Kl Rahul have become strong contenders for the 4th and 5th position in India's batting line-up.

He last played for India in the ODI series against South Africa and was subsequently dropped for the Nidahas Trophy due to a string of sloppy performances. As Jadhav is 33 years old and an injury-prone cricketer, India wouldn't inherit a trial-and-error method for selecting Jadhav for World Cup.

#5 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament in ICC 2011 World Cup.

Yuvraj Singh, the experienced Indian batsman hasn't found his old touch ever since the conclusion of 2011 ICC World Cup, where he single-handedly won the World Cup for India by playing match-winning knocks and displaying excellent all-round skills.

Despite making a comeback after recovering from cancer, he failed to cement his place in the side due to inconsistency. In this year's IPL, the southpaw managed to notch up a paltry score of just 65 runs from 8 matches with a high score of 20.

With age and form not on his side, he might not even make it to the probables list of selectors for the 2019 ICC World Cup.

#4 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has failed to justify the faith of selectors in the ODI and T20 format.

Ajinkya Rahane, India's Test vice-captain has always been in and out of the Indian ODI and T20 squad due to dismal performances. Rahane had never managed to get going and rotate the strike constantly in ODI cricket. This was one of the main reasons for dropping Rahane.

He managed to score only 140 runs in the 6 matches he played for India this year. The selectors too had a problem of plenty in assigning the role to be donned by Rahane. He had a disastrous IPL this year after failing to accelerate at the top of the order.

As Rahane is also not a part of India's ODI and T20 squad against England, Rahane's dream of playing the World Cup is as good as being over.

#3 Mohammad Shami

Mohammad Shami was the highest wicket for India in 2015 ICC World Cup.

Mohammad Shami, the Indian seam bowler has had a troubled season this year. His downfall was not only related to cricket but to his personal life. After being accused in extramarital affairs, Shami hasn't been able to recover from the blushes.

Shami had a below-par IPL season with Delhi Daredevils and was also dropped in favour of young bowler Avesh Khan. Shami's career has also been constantly plagued by injuries. He could not make it to the Indian Team for the solitary Test match against Afghanistan after failing the much important Yo-Yo test.

With Umesh Yadav making a strong call for India's third seam pacer in the bowling line-up, Shami might most probably be ignored by the selectors for the 2019 World Cup.

#2 Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja hasn't proved to be a reliable all-rounder.

Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian bowling all-rounder has failed to live up to the expectations in ODI and T20 cricket. The reason behind dropping Jadeja can be attributed to his ineffective bowling and inconsistent batting performances. Jadeja doesn't seem to specialize either in batting or bowling.

But in Test cricket, it has been a completely different story. The duo of Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin has made India's spin attack very explosive and their combination also proved to be a breakthrough of a game changer in Test cricket.

Given the fact that India have a better combination in the form of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in the shorter formats of the game, Team India wouldn't like to avail the services of Jadeja and Ashwin.

#1 Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin's uneconomical bowling in ODI has led to his downfall.

Ravichandran Ashwin's fortunes in shorter formats of the game has changed massively ever since he was dropped in favour of Yuzvendra Chahal for the ODI series at home against Australia. He has also not been considered by the selectors for India's second string ODI and T20 squad as the selectors have preferred to field Washington Sundar instead of Ashwin.

Despite being a regular in the Indian Test Team, Ashwin's weakness of leaking runs in ODI format outweighs his wicket-taking abilities. As wrist spin has proved to be a game changer in the modern ODI format, India haven't looked up to off-spin bowling.

Ashwin will have to add more variations in his bowling so as to get a look-in by the selectors.