Bold decisions, such as choosing Yuzvendra Chahal or Ravichandran Ashwin instead of stressing over lower-order runs, were avoided due to injuries and concerns over lack of balance.
The squad chosen by the selectors for the ICC World Cup is unimportant. In the hopes that he will be an all-around player like Mitch Marsh, bring in Shardul Thakur. Bring in Axar Patel in the hopes that he won’t give up too many runs while saving India with his bat.
India making it to the World Cup semifinals would be the wisely courageous wager. Beyond that, it would take a very brave individual to predict this squad as the winner if nationalism didn’t taint their betting acumen.
To go beyond that, Rohit Sharma will need to captain with inspiration and make a very wise choice for the playing XI that day. Both Rohit and Rahul Dravid have their hands and minds full in what would be a very tough World Cup campaign for a competition that will determine their legacy.
If they succeed, they will be remembered as great leaders; if they fail, it won’t come as a surprise.
