Five Indian players who should be considered for the ODI series against Sri Lanka

#4 Axar Patel

Axar is one of two Indians who feature in the top-20 of the ICC ODI bowler rankings

The reason why Axar Patel is not a part of the ODI team is beyond comprehension. The left-arm spinner has been India's best bowler whenever he has got a chance to play but has been often ignored when the likes of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been available.

Both these bowlers have been out of sorts of late in this format and the selectors should take a call on their place in the team and try to include Axar.

In spite of playing his last match in October last year, Axar is one of two Indians (Bhuvneshwar Kumar being the other one) who feature in the top-20 of the ICC ODI bowler rankings.

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The Gujarat all-rounder is very economical when it comes to bowling and has the knack of striking regularly. Adding to that, he can score a handful of runs with the bat down the order and is a safe fielder too. It's high time that the Indian selectors rethink their spin bowling combination ahead of the extravaganza in 2019.