Published: Jan 06, 2015, 12:53 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 11:48 AM (IST)
Jan 6, 2015
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the Indian team announcement for the ICC World Cup 2015 to be played in Australia and New Zealand. Indian selectors will be naming the 15-man squad for the mega tournament, which begins on February 14 with India taking on Pakistan. READ: India squad for ICC World Cup 2015: CricketCountry picks the 15
INDIA SQUAD FOR ICC WORLD CUP 2015: READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE
MS Dhoni (C&WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Stuart Binny, Umesh Yadav. READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE
Ambati Rayudu is the only surprise selection in the Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2015, says CricketCountry Chief Editor Abhishek Mukherjee.
INDIA SQUAD FOR AUSTRALIA TRI-SERIES: READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE
MS Dhoni (C&WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Stuart Binny, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma. READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE
3.00 PM: The BCCI will have a press conference shortly to announce the ICC World Cup 2o15 defending team.
The selection committee meeting to name the squads for ODI tri-series and World Cup 2015 has started #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/psbbE3cP8h
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2015
2.20 PM: National selector Roger Binny has reached the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office in Mumbai and the meeting has commenced.
1.05 PM: Reports in the media suggests that Ravindra Jadeja has produced his fitness certificate and he has been cleared to play.
1.10 PM: Ishant Sharma is reportedly injured, due to which he has been rested by the Indian team management for the fourth Test vs Australia. Ishant has sore left knee, say reports.
1.30 PM: According to ANI, star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is unlikely to be named in the Indian team for the ICC World Cup 2015.
1.50 PM: According to NDTV, national selector Roger Binny is yet to reach Mumbai as his flight has been delayed. It means that the annnouncement of the Indian team for ICC World Cup 2015 may be delayed.
The Indin team started its fourth and final Test against Australia at Sydney today but all the limelight will expectedly be taken by the squad selection. The squad will be announced shortly as the Indian national selectors have already gathered in Mumbai to name the 15 cricketers who will be a part of the campaign to defent the title. READ: India’s 30-member World Cup probables announced
Karnataka and India batsman Robin Uthappa too hit the headlines as he smashed his first century in the 0ngoing season of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15.
The player who had a key role in India’s win in the ICC World Cup 2011, Yuvraj Singh was not named in the 30-member probables but he has been in terrific form. He has smashed three centuries in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2014-15 season and the injury to Ravindra Jadeja may help him earn a place back into the squad. The left-handed batsman has smashed consecutive centuries against Haryana, Maharashtra and Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowler Mohit Sharma claimed a hat-trick on the morning of the squad selection, and the media is abuzz with the talks whether the selectors will give him a place in the squad. There are also reports in media that Murali Vijay, who has been in terrific form in the ongoing series in Australia, may find a place in the Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2015.
India had announced their 30-member probables for the World Cup last month, wherein they had left out the star performers such as Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and left-arm pace spearhead Zaheer Khan. While there are no chances of others to be named, Yuvraj Singh has a possibility to break into the 15-member team.
Sachin Tendulkar, who was India’s inspiration in their World Cup campaign in 2011, has been named among the brand ambassadors for the ICC World Cup 2015 and he will also be writing columns for the International Cricket Council (ICC).
READ: India’s 30-member World Cup probables announced
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