Finally, the day of reckoning is here for the Indian hopefuls. When the five-member All-India Senior Selection Committee meets in Mumbai on Monday, names of 15 cricketers who are selected for the 2019 Cricket World Cup will dominate the national discourse and at the same time, many dreams will be shattered. Like it or not, it will officially mark the start of India's preparation for the mega event in England and Wales.Thanks to months of cricketing overdose and simulated auditions, and endless sound-bites from the mouthpieces of Indian cricket, it has become an open secret that most of the positions in the squad have already been confirmed, except -- as skipper Virat Kohli had said -- only "one slot" which is left to be filled.It won't be a surprise when the five wise men announce a team of 'certainties,' with a name or two cropping up to cater to the suspense quotient. With a strong-willed captain Virat Kohli and equally demonstrative head coach Ravi Shastri at the helm, and also India having played their last ODI match before the World Cup some time back, one would wonder what made the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), or the Committee of administrators (CoA) wait so long to announce the squad.Yes, of course, there's Indian Premier League (IPL).With privately owned and operated franchises demanding more than 100% performance from their prized cricketers and the BCCI itself promoting the league, there was no chance of the world's richest cricket body announcing the team beforehand. It would have demoralised the would-be discards. Discards are always bad for business. Then, there was also possible fitness/injury worries. A predicament currently facing by New Zealand.But the general consensus is that the squad has already been named, and it's only a matter of making it public. But still, it's a task fraught with danger to speculate the names.As widely reported, the 'debate' to deliberate on for the MSK Prasad-led selectors will be about that contentious number four spot and second wicketkeeper's position.So, who are the certainties?Virat Kohli (c/batsman), Rohit Sharma (vc/batsman), Shikhar Dhawan (batsman), MS Dhoni (wk/batsman), Kedar Jadhav (all-rounder), Hardik Pandya (all-rounder), Kuldeep Yadav (spinner), Yuzvendra Chahal (spinner), Jasprit Bumrah (pacer), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (pacer), Mohammed Shami (pacer).Then, who will fill the remaining four spots?For second wicketkeeper's position -- Dinesh Karthik or Rishabh Pant or KL RahulRishabh Pant's competition for the second keeper's slot with veteran Dinesh Karthik and the recent upturn in fortunes for KL Rahul will be the highlight of the selection meeting.Pant, already the anointed heir apparent to MS Dhoni, is the favourite to join the team as the back-up wicketkeeper. Meaning, he has an advantage over seasoned but rarely tasted Dinesh Karthik.His plus points are - a floater who can bat between 1 and 7; a left-hander, with finishing abilities.KL Rahul has peaked at the right time. He also can keep and is a top top-order batsman, and is diligent, unlike Pant. The third opener is as crucial as the second wicketkeeper.Number four - Ambati Rayudu, KL Rahul, Vijay ShankarIt all looked so good for Ambati Rayudu with endorsements coming from both the captain and the coach. But he has made himself a liability with a string of under-par performances; which forced the think tank to test Vijay Shankar, and the all-rounder also looked promising.But on current form, no one is better suited for this position than Rahul. The advantage of having Rahul is, he covered both the second wicketkeeper and no four positions, thus freeing up a spot, where someone can be squeezed in.Fourth seamer or extra specialist spinner - Vijay Shankar, Ravindra JadejaIt becomes a straight shoot-out between the two certified all-rounders. And it will depend on the English weather. For wet conditions, Vijay; for dry conditions, Jadeja. Shankar with a more pronounce batting talent and the ability to play new ball has the advantage.The squad looks like this:Until recentlyBatsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vc), Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant;Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni, Dinesh KarthikAll-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra JadejaSpinners: Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra ChahalPacers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed ShamiHours before team selectionBatsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vc), Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, KL Rahul;Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni, Rishabh PantAll-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra JadejaSpinners: Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra ChahalPacers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed ShamiAnd hope, there's no last-minute injury.By the way, other members of the selection committee are: Sarandeep Singh, Debang Gandhi, Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda.
To prepare for the biggest ODI tournament in the world, Men in Blue will play two warm-up matches before they face the Proteas in their first match at the 2019 World Cup. One of the teams that India will be facing in the warm-up matches is of New Zealand. On May 25, Team India will take on the Blackcaps at The Oval to get used to the conditions.
Team India’s Preparation for World Cup 2019
For the first time since 1992, a round-robin format will be used at the 2019 World Cup where all 10 teams will play each other with the top four sides qualifying for the semifinals. The 35-year-old Taylor praised the change in format and called it exciting and fair.
Team India has started its preparations for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 and so far on their England tour, they have done well in the limited overs cricket. Despite the recent loss to England, India has been preparing a blueprint for their World Cup campaign.
India has their openers sorted out with Rohit and Dhawan. Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah most likely have their places confirmed in the Indian team on the road to World Cup 2019.
The Indian cricket team has reached Australia and started preparations for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. India will meet Pakistan in their opening Super 12 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23. South Africa, Bangladesh and a couple of qualifiers are the other teams in India's group.
April 20, 2019: The Junior Girls National Championship begins in Kolhapur. The then assistant coach of the senior women's national team, Chaoba Devi, said the tournament will be used as the platform to scout players for the World Cup squad.
November 17, 2019: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), which runs the Indian Super League (ISL), conducts the U-17 Women's Championship. The tournament features 73 players who are split into four teams. This is used as another opportunity for scouting players for the World Cup.
September 26 to October 2, 2022: The final leg of preparations for the World Cup sees the team training in Barcelona. They play against Sweden and lose 1-3, before a 17-1 win against WSS Barcelona to round off their tours before the big tournament.
The Indian national men's senior football team had three FIFA international windows between July 2018 and January 2019 to fine-tune preparations. However, they ended up playing only two friendlies out of a possible six!
A team like India, ranked 15th in Asia and 97th in the world, neither have a robust domestic league structure in which players would play at least 30-40 games a season nor do they have the history of being frequent participants in international tournaments. To make matters worse, India is among the bottom three teams out of the 24 that are going to be at the Asian Cup that have played the least number of friendlies; tied with Yemen (two) and topping the list peculiarly is Turkmenistan, who haven't played at all!
The Indian cricket team has landed in Australia to begin their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022. India will be conducting their training camp in Perth before playing a couple of warm-up matches to get ready for the World Cup that gets underway on October 16.
The Indian team left for Australia on Friday and had their first training session in Perth on Saturday (October 08). It was a light session where the players were monitored by India's strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai. In a video shared by the BCCI, Desai spoke about India's preparations and explained why they chose to train in Perth.
Sydney, January 11: Hit hard by an unexpected controversy after the high of the Test triumph, India will look to fine tune their World Cup preparations in the three-match ODI series against an under-fire Australia, beginning here on Saturday. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul has provided a big distraction for the Indian team by making "inappropriate" comments on women during a TV show.
BCCI sources told PTI that Pandya and Rahul will not be selected at least for the first ODI after COA member Diana Edulji recommended a suspension pending inquiry for the two players. While Pandya was a certainty in the playing XI, Rahul was not in contention to play on Saturday. Skipper Virat Kohli on Friday condemned the comments made by his two teammates, calling them "inappropriate". ICC World Cup 2019 Tickets to go on Sale From Sept 27; 2.5 Million Ballot Applications for Free Tickets Received.
London: As India prepare for the ICC World Cup 2019 campaign in England and Wales, vice-captain Rohit Sharma let out some secrets of his team-mates in a short video posted on Monday (May 27).
The WBES team has created a new webpage featuring the Informal Sector Enterprise Surveys, which measure the characteristics and activities of unregistered businesses. Informal businesses are ubiquitous around the world, though they are almost always missing from official records and listings of active businesses. Consequently, they are usually ignored in most business-level surveys. The WBES team has developed a new methodology addressing the challenges of surveying this sector. The new webpage features recent surveys for India (covering nine cities) and Iraq (covering four cities). 2ff7e9595c
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