3. Some top Indian players might take rest

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has already wished that the main pace bowlers of the national squad should take rest during the IPL 2019 to stay fully fit prior to the 2019 ICC CWC. Though many franchises haven’t supported this thought, it will be interesting to see whether the BCCI interferes on this issue or not.

However, it is very true that the Indian pacers have faced injury issues in recent times and they have a good number of important international matches before the IPL 2019. After completion of the IPL 2019, the cricketers will have very short time span to prepare for the World Cup. So, we might see that some top Indian pacers will make themselves unavailable for the IPL 2019, at least partly.

On the other hand, few other important Indian players may decide to take rest during the IPL 2019, partly or entirely, to stay in fit for the crucial 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.