And, yeah, finally, the official release of India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 is set to be announced on April 15th. The tournament is all set to begin on May 30 with England and Wales Cricket Board being the hosts of the tournament.
It is learnt via the reports on SportStar that the 5-member selection panel will meet in Mumbai to choose the final squad for the tournament that will be led by Virat Kohli. The meeting is set to happen in the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Recently, the chairman of the selection panel, MSK Prasad quoted that they will announce the squad on or before April 20th. However, they decided to do that on April 15th.
We observed all the players – MSK Prasad
Speaking of the selection, MSK Prasad, recently, quoted that they are confident of picking the perfect squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019. He also made sure that they have tested all the combinations and are hopeful of giving the perfect squad for the team.
“I am confident that we are going to announce a good team. We have worked on this for almost one and a half years. We have observed all the players, tested good combinations,” he had said last week.
As per the rules, the final date for all the teams to announce their squads is April 23rd. However, they can make changes to the final squad of 15 at least seven days prior to the tournament.
As far as the squad is concerned, most probably, they would pick their regulars in the side. The intriguing factor would be the fourth bowler and the number 4 batsman for the team. And also, the backup wicketkeeper of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Coming to the Indian National Cricket Team, of late, they are performing exceptionally in all conditions. They have got the best batting lineup, which is equally being backed up by the bowling department. The area to concern is pretty low, which would certainly put them on top of the chart.