Indian captain Virat Kohli and the national selectors have many a time stressed that performances in the Indian Premier League would not be a criteria for World Cup selection, but Shreyas Iyer could be an exception as the MSK Prasad-led selection committee meets tomorrow for their most important selection. Like in the 2015 edition, the Indians selectors, it is learnt, may pick a 16-member team for the World Cup instead of restricting the squad to 15.

Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni was the additional member of the Indian team during the 2015 World Cup, which was jointly-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The BCCI had incurred a cost of R2.4 crore on the additional team member. Sources have indicated that Iyer is very much in the reckoning for a berth in the World Cup team. The Mumbai batsman's selection could raise some eyebrows as he played his last ODI way back in February 2018 against South Africa in Centurion. He did not get to bat in that match, but in his first two matches of the series, Iyer scored 18 and 30 respectively at No. 5.