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Ravi Shastri stated that cricket is a funny game and an injury or two can bring any player into the team suddenly, so anyone who has missed out shouldn’t lose heart. Shastri also added that there is a No.4 position and that will be changed according to the situations, opponents and conditions.

Dale Steyn is of the belief that every team going to the upcoming World Cup has a massive chance of winning the tournament. Steyn, who has joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for this year’s IPL, has also added that rankings in international cricket these days don’t have any particular meaning.

After the announcement of India’s 15-man squad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India have now named Rishabh Pant, Ambati Rayudu and Navdeep Saini among the standbys for the World Cup. Rayudu and Pant’s ouster from the World Cup squad drew a lot of criticism from fans as well as cricket pundits.

Former Australian opener and Kolkata Knights Riders' batting coach Simon Katich has backed Dinesh Karthik’s ability to bat at No. 4 for India in the upcoming World Cup. He also wants the KKR skipper to channelise his energy in the IPL and achieve his primary goal of clinching his maiden title.