India name their World Cup squad

Indian selectors have named their squad for the Tri-series against Australia and England to be played in Australia from January 18 - and also their ICC Cricket World Cup squad.

MS Dhoni, who retired from Test cricket after the recent Commonwealth Bank Boxing Day Test against Australia, will lead India with new Test skipper Virat Kohli named as his deputy.

Dhoni, Kohli, Suresh Raina and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are the only players returning from the successful 2011 squad.

Indian squad for the ICC CWC – 2015

MS Dhoni (Captain), Virat Kohli (V Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (see below smashing record ODI score), Stuart Binny, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.