Ambati Rayudu has been key for the Indian team in the recent past especially with the burly left hander finishing matches for Indian on the tour of New Zealand.

In three one-day internationals so far in the five-match series, Rayudu has stayed unbeaten on two occasions which means his average reads 100 - with his scores of 13*, 47, 40*.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels Rayudu has done enough to book his flight for the World Cup. Gavaskar also added that he would like to try out someone like Rishabh Pant in the Australia series.

His reasoning for trying Pant out, is that he feels Indian may be short of left-handers in their batting line-up.

"Rayudu has done enough to show he belongs in the team. I would like to see a left-hander.. Rishabh Pant in that mix. we only have Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order and there is no left hander in the mix, someone who can hit the long ball at No.5 or 6," Sunil Gavaskar told India Today.

"Someone who enjoys one day cricket. They will probably be looking at Pant playing at No.4 or 5 sometime," Gavaskar added.

Rohit Sharma will be eager to make his 200th appearance for India a memorable one and with the series already sealed, Rohit, would aim to tighten the noose around New Zealand in what could be another batting friendly track at Seddon Park.

A 4-0 lead will be India's biggest series win (across formats) in their 52 years of touring New Zealand having first visited the country back in 1967.