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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: No Indian player features in BBC XI

India lost their semi-final clash against Australia at SCG.

Despite their best efforts, India could not manage to retain their title at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 © Getty Images
Despite their best efforts, India could not manage to retain their title at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 © Getty Images

London: Despite reaching the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final, no Indian players have been featured in the British broadcasting Company’s (BBC) list of team XI of the tournament. Test Match Special experts, featuring Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks and Jim Maxwell, have chosen Brendan McCullum as their team skipper, the BBC reported. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: India marks out of 10

While McCullum and compatriot Martin Guptill have been selected as the opening pair, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper) of Sri Lanka, Steve Smith of Australia and AB de Villiers of South Africa formed a robust middle-order line-up. Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and New Zealand’s Corey Anderson have been chosen as the all-rounders of the team. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Virat Kohli could’ve done more to help India retain crown

Whereas, the bowling unit consists of veteran spinner Daniel Vettori, pace bowlers Trent Boult, Mitchell Starc and Morne Morkel. New Zealand will take on Australia in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 29.  READ: Does the Indian cricket team deserve a better class of fans?

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