Apr 16, 2019, 15:35 IST

BCCI to send four additional Pacers for the World Cup preparations

BCCI to send four additional Pacers for the World Cup preparations

The 15 members Team India for the World Cup was announced yesterday. The ICC World Cup 2019 will begin on May 30 in England. Along with the team there will be 4 additional fast bowler who will be going to England as reserve bowlers

BCCI to send four additional Pacers for the World Cup preparations

These fast bowlers are Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Aavesh Khan and Navdeep Saini. National selection committee chairman, MSK Prasad confirmed on Monday, “There will be four medium Pacers who will travel along with the team.” In 2015 World Cup, the Indian team had travelled to New Zealand with 4 extra bowlers in order to reduce the burden of the main bowlers during the net practice sessions.

India’s first World Cup match is going to be against South Africa on 4 June. The team will be captained by Virat Kohli while the Vice-captain is Rohit Sharma. The team includes 5 experienced batsmen with 2 wicketkeepers, 3 spinners, 2 all-rounders and 3 fast bowlers.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement