The five-member national selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named the 15-man India squad for the ICC Cricket World 2019. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been included in the squad for the world cup, which will be led by Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma has been retained as the vice-captain of the side. Jadeja was competing with another all-rounder Vijay Shankar for a place in the world cup squad and selectors included both. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in PDF: Ticket Prices, Dates, Venue Details & Timetable Available for Download Online.

The spin bowling all-rounder has been in and out of the Indian ODI team. Jadeja, however is the regular member of the Test team. Jadeja of late has not done well with the bat for India. Also his bowling has not been that effective with Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal being India’s first choice in the spin department.

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In the ongoing, Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), while playing for defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in five innings he has scored just 55 runs. However, against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the all-rounder played a crucial match-winning knock of 31. Jadeja has also picked seven wickets and has an economy of under seven runs per over. Ambati Rayudu Left Out of Team India for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Check Full 15-Man Squad

India’s squad for ICC Cricket World 2019

Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami.

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