ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Indian Team Players List Announced

Jan.17 (GMM) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced India's dream team for the 2011 World Cup, which would be led by wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

The national cricket selection committee led by its chairman K Srikanth, which picked India's final 15-member squad for the ICC cricket World Cup, has named opening batsman Virender Sehwag as Dhoni's deputy.

The others selected in the squad are Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, R. Ashwin and Piyush Chawla.

"We have the confidence the team will win the world cup and do the nation proud. Injuries are not a worry for us. We have selected the best probable squad," Srikanth told reporters after announcing the squad.

Mumbai's middle order batsman Rohit Sharma and pacers Ishant Sharma and S. Sreesanth have not made it to the squad, which comprises, seven batsmen, four pacers and three spinners.


1. M S Dhoni [Captain & Wicket Keeper]

2. Zaheer Khan

3. Munaf Patel

4. Ashish Nehra

5. R Ashwin

6. Harbhajan Singh

7. Yusuf Pathan

8. Sachin Tendulkar

9. Virender Sehwag

10. Praveen Kumar

11. Gautam Gambhir

12. Piyush Chawla

13. Virat Kohli

14. Suresh Raina

15. Yuvraj Singh

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