MUMBAI: Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar were included in India’s squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, the BCCI confirmed on Monday, 15 April, reported ICC.
The inclusion of Karthik meant that there was no room for Rishabh Pant, the 21-year-old wicket-keeper. Karthik will compete for the No.4 spot with Vijay Shankar, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder, who impressed in the matches leading up to the squad selection.
KL Rahul will be another player who is an option for that No.4 spot, but he’s primarily in the squad as a reserve opener. However, there was no place for Ambati Rayudu.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will be the three specialist pacers, with Hardik Pandya and Shankar providing seam-bowling options. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal were included as specialist spinners.
Squad
Virat Kohli (captain),
Rohit Sharma (vice captain),
Shikhar Dhawan,
Lokesh Rahul,
Vijay Shankar,
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper),
Kedar Jadhav,
Dinesh Karthik,
Yuzvendra Chahal,
Kuldeep Yadav,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Jasprit Bumrah,
Hardik Pandya,
Ravindra Jadeja,
Mohammed Shami
