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Ravi Shastri, the Indian head coach, urged Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant not to "lose heart" after being removed from the Indian group of 15 men for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shastri said that he would have preferred a team of 16 players – "When you only have 15 players to choose from, there is bound to be some one to miss, which is very unfortunate "- but said that players left out should keep hope.
"They should not lose heart," he said, quoted by Sport360. "It's a fun game. There could be injuries. So, you never know when you could be called. "
Shastri did not really deepen the selection questions by saying, "If we have an opinion, we inform the captain." However, he made it clear who India would choose for the No. 4 post – all of Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul and MS Dhoni are in the running. "Full flexibility depending on the conditions, the opposition," Shastri said. "I would say the first three, but then you can be very flexible."
Doubts concerning No. 4, and the average order in general, led to the belief that India depends too much on the first three of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and in particular Virat Kohli.
However, Shastri rejected these claims. "If you look at the last five years, the performance of the Indian team has always been among the top two or three," he said. "To be one of the top two or three for five consecutive years, No. 1 in testing, again among the top three in T20I cricket, you can not count on one player.
"You have that kind of record, you need a group of high achievers all the time. A credit due to the team. "
India is one of the favorites to win the trophy in England and Wales – it is ranked No. 2 in the ICC team rankings of the MRF Tires ICC division – but Shastri has entrusted England with his team to watch at the World Cup. "England has been the most consistent team in the past two years," he said. "They have multi-dimensional players, they have depth in the bowling and the stick, and they play at home, they would start as favorites.
"But there are so many teams that can beat any team on any given day. In a tournament like the World Cup, you have to be at the top of your game every game. "
India begins its World Cup campaign on June 5th in Southampton against South Africa.
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