5 players who might lose their spot in the Indian ODI side after IPL 2018
The IPL is considered as a platform for Indian cricketers to prove their ability and fitness levels required to be selected for the national side. Several players have made the cut to the Indian team on the back of successful IPL stints. However, the reverse can also be held true.
A player who is already a part of the national setup, or in the radar of the selectors, might end up losing the attention of the administrators due to a poor IPL performance. This is primarily because of an emergence of fresh faces who push for a position in the side after a fruitful IPL season.
As IPL 2018 enters its second half, let us have a look at five such players who were part of India's limited overs team in recently concluded series but owing to lack of IPL performance, may not be able to garner enough confidence to get the nod for future international consignments.
With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 less than a year away and teams starting to build their core, it is about time that these players regain form.
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#1 Manish Pandey
Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey had his most memorable day this year when he was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping ₹11 crores, but his joy may well be cut short if he ends up being overlooked by the Indian selectors in the coming months.
Eight matches into this season, the right-handed middle-order batsman has only managed to score 158 runs at a dismal strike rate of 112.85.
The reason that his failures have not glared as much is that Hyderabad is winning matches on the back of their strong defending skills.
Not just this, his inability to cement a position in the ODI team even after being given a long run in the middle order raises concerns regarding his temperament for the international level.
With just a year to go for the World Cup, Virat Kohli and the management will be looking to finalise the most likely probable for the marquee event and if he does not start batting maturely, Pandey may very well lose out on an opportunity to represent his country in a world event.
His position in the Indian team is also vulnerable due to the IPL batting exploits of state-mate KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu.