ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Indian Squad's Performance In IPL 2019

IPL 2019 was finished recently where Mumbai Indians (MI) won their fourth IPL crown after beating the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by just one run in the final of this tournament.

Indian cricketers are now getting ready for the upcoming 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup that will be hosted by England and Wales. This 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup will run from 30th May to 14th July where a total of ten teams will participate. India will begin their new Cricket World Cup journey on 5th June when they will face South Africa at Southampton.

The national selectors have already announced the 15-member Indian national cricket team squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup. Here are their brief performance details in IPL 2019.

(Top-order batsmen)

Virat Kohli (Captain)

Indian captain Virat Kohli performed well in IPL 2019. In this IPL season, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain scored 464 runs in 14 innings with an average of 33.14 and strike-rate of 141.46. The right-handed batsman scored one century and two half-centuries in this IPL season.

Rohit Sharma (Vice-captain)

Rohit Sharma incredibly led his team Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 trophy. The right-handed opening batsman scored 405 runs in 15 innings with an average of 28.92 and strike-rate of 128.57. He scored two half-centuries in this IPL season.

Shikhar Dhawan

The left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan hugely impressed in IPL 2019 where he played for Delhi Capitals. He finished as the fourth most run-scorer in this tournament as he scored 521 runs in 16 innings with an average of 34.73 and strike-rate of 135.67. The left-handed batsman slammed five half-centuries in this IPL season.

KL Rahul

Kings XI Punjab opener KL Rahul finished the IPL 2019 season as the second most run-scorer. The right-handed batsman scored 593 runs in 14 innings with an average of 53.90 and strike-rate of 135.38. He scored one century and six half-centuries in this IPL season.

(All-rounder)

Vijay Shankar

The pace-bowling all-rounder Vijay Shankar didn’t impress much in IPL 2019. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the right-handed batsman scored 244 runs in 14 innings with an average of 20.33 and strike-rate of 126.42. Meanwhile, the right-arm medium pacer picked up only one wicket in five innings.

Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya once again impressed in this IPL season. In IPL 2019, the pace-bowling all-rounder played an incredible role for his team to win this tournament. The right-handed batsman scored 402 runs in 15 innings with an average of 44.66 and strike-rate of 191.42. He slammed one windy half-century in this tournament. On the other hand, the right-arm pacer also bagged 14 wickets in 16 matches.

Ravindra Jadeja

The spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja mostly utilised his limited opportunities in IPL 2019. Playing for Chennai Super Kings, the left-handed middle-order batsman scored 106 runs in nine innings with an average of 35.33 and strike-rate of 120.45. Meanwhile, the left-arm spinner picked up 15 wickets in 16 innings with an average of 22.86 and economy rate of 6.35.

(Middle-order batsmen, including wicketkeepers)

Kedar Yadav

Chennai Super Kings cricketer Kedar Jadhav faced an injury on his left shoulder in the late IPL 2019. The right-handed batsman had not a pleasant experience in this tournament as he scored 162 runs in 12 innings with an average of 18.00 and strike-rate of 95.85. He scored only one half-century in this IPL season but never reached the 30-run mark for the second time in IPL 2019.

MS Dhoni (wk)

The Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni played some great roles in IPL 2019 as a wicketkeeper-batsman. The right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman scored 416 runs in 12 innings with a high average of 83.20 and strike-rate of 134.62. He scored three half-centuries in this IPL season.

Dinesh Karthik (wk)

Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Dinesh Karthik had mediocre experiences in IPL 2019. The right-handed middle-order batsman scored 253 runs in 13 innings with an average of 31.62 and strike-rate of 146.24. He played two half-century innings in this IPL season.

(Pacers)

Jasprit Bumrah

The Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah finished as the leading wicket-taker for his team in the IPL 2019. The right-arm pacer bagged 19 wickets in this IPL season after playing 16 matches. In this IPL season, Bumrah had a bowling average of 21.52 and economy rate of 6.63.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a mediocre experience in IPL 2019. The Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer claimed 13 wickets in 15 matches with an average of 35.46 and economy rate of 7.81.

Mohammed Shami

Indian right-arm pacer Mohammed Shami hugely impressed in IPL 2019. Playing for Kings XI Punjab, Shami finished as their leading wicket-taker in this season. He took 19 wickets in 14 matches with an average of 24.68 and economy rate of 8.68.

(Spinners)

Yuzvendra Chahal

The Royal Challengers Bangalore leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had a decent season in IPL 2019. After playing 14 matches in this IPL season, Chahal picked up 18 wickets and finished as the leading wicket-taker for his team in this season.

Kuldeep Yadav

The left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav disappointed in IPL 2019. Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in this IPL season, Yadav picked up only four wickets in nine matches.

Percentage of Indian World Cup squad’s performances in IPL 2019

(Batting)

Total IPL 2019 runs = 18,573

Indian World Cup squad’s combined runs in IPL 2019 = 3,597

Indian World Cup squad’s percentage of runs in IPL 2019 = 19.37% (approx)

(Bowling)

Total IPL 2019 wickets = 639

Indian World Cup squad’s combined wickets in IPL 2019 =103

Indian World Cup squad’s percentage of wickets in IPL 2019 = 16.12% (approx)