The BCCI selectors today chose India ‘s 15-man squad for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, making two noticeable inclusions .
Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu were dropped, with Dinesh Karthik and Ravindra Jadeja included.
Captained by Virat Kohli, the squad features five batsmen, two wicketkeepers, three allrounders, two spinners and three fast bowlers.
India open their World Cup campaign on June 5 against South Africa at Southampton.
ICC WORLD CUP FIXTURES
India’s World Cup squad:
1 Virat Kohli (capt)
ODIs: 227
Runs: 10843
Avg: 59.57
HS: 183*
SR: 92.96
100s: 41
50s: 49
India skipper Virat Kohli has scored 41 ODI centuries in his glittering career. © AFP
2 Rohit Sharma (v/c)
ODIs: 206
Runs: 8010
Avg: 47.39
HS: 264
SR: 87.95
100s: 22
50s: 41
Rohit Sharma is the owner of four ODI double-centuries. © Getty
3 Shikhar Dhawan
ODIs: 128
Runs: 5355
Avg: 44.62
HS: 143
SR: 93.79
100s: 16
50s: 27
This will be Shikhar Dhawan’s second ICC Cricket World Cup. © AFP
4 MS Dhoni (wk)
ODIs: 341
Runs: 10500
Avg: 50.72
HS: 183*
SR: 87.55
100s: 10
50s: 71
In his final World Cup, can MS Dhoni end on a high? © AFP
5 Kedar Jadhav
ODIs: 59
Runs: 1174
Avg: 43.48
HS: 120
SR: 102.53
100s: 2
50s: 5
Kedar Jadhav has proven successful as a part-time bowler. © AFP
6 KL Rahul
ODIs: 14
Runs: 343
Avg: 34.30
HS: 100*
SR: 80.89
100s :1
50s: 2
This is KL Rahul’s first World Cup. © IANS
7 Dinesh Karthik
ODIs: 91
Runs: 1738
Avg: 31.03
HS: 79
SR: 73.70
Dinesh Karthik has been recalled to India’s ODIs squad. © AFP
8 Hardik Pandya
ODIs : 45
Runs: 731
Avg: 29.24
HS: 83
SR: 116.58
50s: 4
Wkts: 44
BB: 3/31
Avg: 31.05
Econ: 5.53
SR: 43
Hardik Pandya’s big-hitting skills have marked him out as a threat in England. © AFP
9 Vijay Shankar
ODIs: 9
Runs: 165
Avg: 33
HS: 46
SR: 96.49
Wkts: 2
BB: 2/15
Avg: 94
Econ: 5.61
SR: 100.5
Vijay Shankar’s batting has impressed the management and selectors in a brief career. © AFP
10 Ravindra Jadeja
ODIs: 151
Runs: 2035
Avg: 29.92
HS: 87
SR: 84.23
Wkts: 174
BB: 5/36
Avg: 35.89
Econ: 4.88
SR: 44
Ravindra Jadeja has squeezed into India’s World Cup squad. © PTI
11 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
ODIs: 105
Wkts: 118
BB: 5/42
Avg: 35.66
Econ: 5.01
SR: 42.7
Will Bhuvneshwar Kumar be a starter for India, or a bench-warmer in England? © AFP
12 Jasprit Bumrah
ODIs: 49
Wkts: 85
BB: 5/27
Avg: 22.15
Econ: 4.51
SR: 29.4
Jasprit Bumrah will headline India’s pace attack in his first World Cup. © AFP
13 Mohammed Shami
ODIs: 63
Wkts: 113
BB: 4/35
Avg: 26.11
Econ: 5.48
SR: 28.5
Mohammed Shami’s success in ODIs this year has been vital to India’s success. © AFP
14 Kuldeep Yadav
ODIs: 44
Wkts: 87
BB : 6/42
Avg: 21.74
Econ: 4.93
SR: 26.4
Kuldeep Yadav is India’s go-to spinner in ODIs. © AFP
15 Yuzvendra Chahal
ODIs: 31
Wkts: 46
BB: 6/25
Avg: 24.61
Econ: 4.89
SR : 30.1
This will be the first World Cup for legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal. © AFP