Head coach of Indian Cricket Team, Ravi Shastri has finally cleared the air on the selection of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Rain. Both the cricketers have not been included in the forthcoming ODI series against Australia neither they featured in the recently concluded Sri Lanka series. Hence it was speculated that all the doors are closed for Yuvraj and Raina. However, Shastri clearly stated that their selection completely depends on their fitness.
As reported by The Indian Express, in an exclusive interview to a news channel, Shastri said,”Any player is eligible for the selection if he performs on the following parameters – fitness, current and fielding. Especially fielding if you want to win consistently.”
“I am not involved in selection. The door is not closed on Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina. Any player who performs well on these parameters is eligible for selection,” he added.
He also spoke about the upcoming 2019 World Cup and how the team management is trying to figure out the players who could be the core members. He said,”Keeping in mind the 2019 ODI World Cup, we wanted every player to get a chance to play in Sri Lanka and we ensured it. The bilateral series against Australia will again be a good opportunity to identify the players who will form the nucleus/core team for the world cup.”
Earlier, he also opened up on the future of MS Dhoni in context to the 2019 World Cup. He has assured MS Dhoni fans the world over that the Ranchi-born wicketkeeper will feature in the 2019 cricket World Cup. He said,”Where else will you find a legend like M.S. Dhoni? Dhoni is in the same league as Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar or Kapil Dev. We have to respect his achievements.”
“His fitness is superb, he batted well in Sri Lanka. And let me tell you, it was just a trailer what you saw in Sri Lanka now wait for the movie. If he continues to play like this, there no question of not having him in the team for the 2019 world cup. You can’t even think of a team without Dhoni,” he added.
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