World Cup 2019: Team-wise one blunder made by the selectors

The job of a selector in a game like cricket is not an easy one. In a team sport where tactical decisions like balance and flexibility in the squad, right mixture of youth and experience play a major role in the side’s performance, selecting the right squad is a very important job. Rather, being a selector is a thankless job at the moment.

The ODI World Cup is undoubtedly the biggest cricketing event and winning the trophy is every cricketer’s dream. With high expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the selectors while selecting a World Cup team. They have to analyse different aspects like current form, last-minute injuries, flexibility and after lengthy discussions, a team is selected. In doing so, the selectors, sometimes have to take harsh decisions and they have to face the wrath for the same.

Here we bring you team-wise blunder made by the selectors for 2019 WC:

1. India – Rishabh Pant’s exclusion

Rishabh Pant is best known for aggressive batting with his wide range of shots and his ability to hit big sixes with ease. The young bloke from Delhi can play various shots like the scoops, the flicks, the paddles and brings a lot of aggression in the team. Though he has just featured in 5 ODIs, his brilliant performance in Test cricket on the Australia tour further illustrates the talent this young man possess.

Also, his ODI strike rate of around 131 and IPL strike rate of around 163 shows the impact he can make in a game. He could have been the “X-factor” for the Indian team in the World Cup. He was also the second highest run-scorer in the 2018 IPL season of IPL with 684 runs in 14 innings to his name. Pant has also played some match-winning innings this year and has scored 336 runs in 11 innings.

With two Test centuries in difficult conditions to his name, Rishabh Pant has shown that he is not just a T20 player and has the patience and determination to play a big knock. The Indian selectors definitely missed a trick by not including him in the World Cup squad and the Indians fans will hope that the mistake doesn’t cost them their third World Cup title.