India vs West Indies: 4 Indian players who may have sealed World Cup spots

On Sunday, India finished a successful home season against West Indies. They whitewashed the visitors in both the Test and T20I series. The Men in Blue looked completely dominant from the very start. Despite a few hiccups, they won the ODI series 3-1.

India tried various players in order to sort out things ahead of the upcoming World Cup, which is scheduled to be held from May to July in 2019. Their middle-order has not been very impressive and they are still trying to fill some voids.

During the 5-match ODI and 3-match T20I series, several players made a mark with their performances and affirmed their spots in India's World Cup squad. In this article, we look at four players who performed strongly against West Indies and may have just confirmed their entry into India's squad for the all important tournament next year.

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#4 Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja was out of the ODI team for a long time. But, the left-arm spinner made a strong comeback in the Asia Cup and made it to the ODI squad against West Indies as well.

Jadeja enjoyed the pitches on offer in this series. He scalped seven wickets in four matches at an average of 26.85 and economy-rate of 4.71. In the final ODI, he took a four-wicket-haul to propel India to a clinical win. His victims included dangerous players like Shimron Hetmyer and Marlon Samuels.

India are expected to go with three spinners in their World Cup squad and Jadeja's recent performances might have made him one among them. He can also bat down the order, which surely makes him a top contender. The left-hander scored an unbeaten hundred in the first Test against West Indies after returning from a successful Asia Cup.

#3 Ambati Rayudu

Ambati Rayudu

With an influential ODI series, Ambati Rayudu may have finally given a solution to India's middle-order woes. He played a couple of good knocks in the series, including a splendid hundred in the fourth ODI.

In the Asia Cup, he played some cameos. But he could not convert them into big ones. The right-hander made his presence felt with a splendid 73 in the second ODI. His sublime ton in the fourth ODI further strengthened his case.

It seems quite clear that Rayudu has earned himself a World Cup spot with his consistent performances in the West Indies series.

#2 Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed deserves a place in India's World Cup squad. The young left-arm pacer bowled impressively in the ODI series and took seven wickets in four matches. He finished the series as the joint-second highest wicket-taker after Kuldeep Yadav.

Khaleel also bowled at a tight economy-rate of 5.34. The team management would surely want to go with at least one left-arm fast bowler in the World Cup and enhance their variety to suit the English conditions.

The promising pacer can be expected to find a place in India's World Cup squad after his successful show in the West Indies series.

#1 Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

According to the West Indies camp, Kuldeep Yadav was the difference between the two teams across all three formats. The chinaman bowler had a memorable time against the Windies batsmen.

Kuldeep finished both the ODI and T20I series as the top-wicket taker. In four ODIs, he scalped nine wickets and picked five wickets in two T20Is.

The rising spinner has picked 67 wickets in 33 ODIs at an excellent average of 20.07. He can turn the ball both ways and trouble every batsman in the circuit. The consistent manner in which he is performing currently surely means that he will lead India's spin attack in the World Cup.