Harsha Bhogle picked his 15-man squad (India) for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Bhogle, who one of the most followed cricket commentators on Twitter, sent out a series of tweets to pick and explain his 15-man squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand.
Harsha Bhogle picked 7 batsman (including MS Dhoni) 4 fast bowlers and 4 all-rounders (including 3 spinners).
Harsha Bhogle first picked his 7 batsmen. Then, Harsha picked slow bowlers, mentioning the substitute in case Ravindra Jadeja is injured. While picking the quicks, Harsha wrote, “3 of the four quicks earn selection. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav. Prefer Ishant Sharma as the fourth since he has bowled well in Australia.”
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK)
Fast Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma
All Rounders (including 3 spinners): Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Stuart Binny
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma,
Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Stuart Binny
many media reports suggested that the selectors might consider Yuvraj Singh after his spectacular show in the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 so far. A senior BCCI official, on the condition of anonymity, said:
