Figure out the 15 in India's World Cup squad

The five-member selection panel, headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth, went for the tried and tested in India's final 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup, to be held in the sub-continent from February 19. Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical outlook of the players.

R Ashwin (right-arm off-break)

Age: 24

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 7

Inn: 2

NO: 0

Runs: 28

Hs: 38

Avg: 19

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 1

SR: 111.76

CT/ST: 0

ODI Career: Bowling

Matches: 7

Overs: 66

Mdns: 3

Runs: 325

Wkts: 14

Best: 3-24

4W: 0

Avg: 23.21

SR: 28.29

RpO: 4.92

World Cup Career Batting and fielding (Nil)

World Cup Career Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Piyush Chawla (legbreak)

Age: 22

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 21

Inns: 10

NO: 5

Runs: 28

Hs: 13

Avg: 5.60

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 1

SR: 65.12

CT/ST: 9

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 21

Overs: 183.4

Mdns: 6

Runs: 911

Wkts: 28

Best: 4-23

4W: 2

Avg: 32.54 

SR: 39.36

RpO: 4.96

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper)

Age: 29

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 174

Inns: 155

NO: 39

Runs: 5796

HS: 183

Avg: 49.97

100s: 7

50s: 37

50+: 44

0s: 6

SR: 88.02

CT/ST: 172/55

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 174

Overs: 2

Mdns: 0

Runs: 14

Wkts: 1

Best: 1-14

4W: 0

Avg: 14.00

SR: 12.00

RpO: 7.00

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 3

Inns: 3

NO: 0

Runs: 29

Hs: 29

Avg: 9.67

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 2

SR: 100.00

CT/ST: 5/2

World Cup career Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Gautam Gambhir (Left-hand bat)

Age: 29

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 105

Inns: 101

NO: 10

Runs: 3680

Hs: 150 (not out)

Avg: 40.44

100s: 9

50s: 21

50+: 30

0s: 8

SR: 86.53

CT/ST: 32

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 105

Overs: 1

Mdns: 0

Runs: 13

Wkts: 0

Best: 0-13

4W: 0

Avg: 0

SR: 0

RpO: 13.00

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Harbhajan Singh (Right-arm offbreak)

Age: 30

What's your take on his selection?

Virat Kohli (Right-hand bat)

Age: 22

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 42

Inns: 39

NO: 5

Runs: 1555

Hs: 118

Avg: 45.74

100s: 4

50s: 11

50+: 15

0s: 3

SR: 81.97

CT/ST: 16

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 42

Overs: 9.4

Mdns: 0

Runs: 60

Wkts: 0

Best: 0-11

4W: 0

Avg: 0

SR: 0

RpO: 6.21

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Praveen Kumar (Right-arm medium)

Age: 24

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 48

Inns: 24

NO: 7

Runs: 225

HS: 54 (not out)

Avg: 13.24

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 1

0s: 2

SR: 85.23

CT/ST: 11

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 48

Overs: 377.2

Mdns: 35

Runs: 1914

Wkts: 57

Best: 4-31

4W: 3

Avg: 33.58

SR: 39.72

RpO: 5.07

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Ashish Nehra (Right-arm medium)

Age: 31

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 115

Inns: 43

NO: 20

Runs: 134

Hs: 24

Avg: 5.83

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 8

SR: 58.01

CT/ST: 17

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 115

Overs: 921.5

Mdns: 54

Runs: 4792

Wkts: 153

Best: 6-23

4W: 7

Avg: 31.32

SR: 36.15

RpO: 5.20

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 9

Inns: 1

NO: 1

Runs: 8

Hs: 8 (not out)

Avg: -

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 0

SR: 200

CT/ST: 0

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 9

Overs: 69.1

Mdns: 9

Runs: 298

Wkts: 15

Best: 6-23

4W: 2

Avg: 19.27

SR: 27.67

RpO: 4.18

What's your take on his selection?

Munaf Patel (Right-arm medium-fast)

Age: 27

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 51

Inns: 22

NO: 13

Runs: 69

Hs: 15

Avg: 7.67

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 3

SR: 69.00

CT/ST: 7

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 51

Overs: 377.1

Mdns: 31

Runs: 1789

Wkts: 60

Best: 4-29

4W: 2

Avg: 29.82

SR: 37.72

RpO: 4.74

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 3

Inns: 2

NO: 0

Runs: 25

HS: 15

Avg: 12.50

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 0

SR: 78.13

CT/ST: 1

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 3

Overs: 26.3

Mdns: 4

Runs: 105

Wkts: 4

Best: 2-39

4W: 0

Avg: 26.25

SR: 39.75

RpO: 3.96

What's your take on his selection?

Yusuf Pathan (Right-hand bat, Right-arm offbreak)

Age: 28

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 42

Inns: 28

NO: 10

Runs: 528

HS: 123 (not out)

Avg: 29.33

100s: 1

50s: 2

50+: 3

0s: 6

SR: 110.00

CT/ST: 13

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 42

Overs: 174.2

Mdns: 1

Runs: 988

Wkts: 29

Best: 3-49

4W: 0

Avg: 34.07

SR: 36.07

RpO: 5.67

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Suresh Raina (Left-hand bat)

Age: 24

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 108

Inns: 90

NO: 18

Runs: 2571

HS: 116 (not out)

Avg: 35.71

100s: 3

50s: 16

50+: 19

0s: 5

SR: 90.08

CT/ST: 46

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 108

Overs: 72.2

Mdns: 0

Runs: 384

Wkts: 7

Best: 1-13

4W: 0

Avg: 54.86

SR: 62.00

RpO: 5.31

World Cup career: Batting & fielding (Nil)

World Cup career: Bowling (Nil)

What's your take on his selection?

Virender Sehwag (Right-hand bat)

Age: 32

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 228

Inns: 222

NO: 9

Runs: 7380

Hs: 146

Avg: 34.65

100s: 13

50s: 36

50+: 49

0s: 11

SR: 103.42

CT/ST: 84

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 228

Overs: 705

Mdns: 12

Runs: 3716

Wkts: 92

Best: 4-6

4W: 1

Avg: 40.39

SR: 45.98

RpO: 5.27

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 14

Inns: 14

NO: 0

Runs: 463

HS: 114

Avg: 33.07

100s: 1

50s: 2

50+: 3

0s: 0

SR: 95.66

CT/ST: 8

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 4

Overs: 32

Mdns: 2

Runs: 120

Wkts: 4

Best: 2-17

4W: 0

Avg: 30.00

SR: 48.00

RpO: 3.75

What's your take on his selection?

Sachin Tendulkar (Right-hand bat)

Age: 37

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 444

Inns: 433

NO: 41

Runs: 17629

Hs: 200 (not out) 

Avg: 44.97

100s: 46

50s: 93

50+: 139

0s: 20

SR: 86.18

CT/ST: 134

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 444

Overs: 1336.4

Mdns: 25

Runs: 6817

Wkts: 154

Best: 5-32

4W: 6

AVG: 44.27

SR: 52.08

RpO: 5.10

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 36

Inns: 35

NO: 4

Runs: 1796

Hs: 152

Avg: 57.94

100s: 4

50s: 13

50+: 17

0s: 2

SR: 88.21

CT/ST: 10

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 36

Overs: 116

Mdns: 1

Runs: 518

Wkts: 8

Best: 2-28

4W: 0

Avg: 64.75

SR: 87.00

RpO: 4.47

What's your take on his selection?

Yuvraj Singh (left-hand bat, Slow left-arm orthodox)

Age: 29

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 262

Inns: 241

NO: 34

Runs: 7653

Hs: 139

Avg: 36.97

100s: 12

50s: 45

50+: 57

0s: 13

SR: 87.85

CT/ST: 80

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 262

Overs: 708.2

Mdns: 16

Runs: 3574

Wkts: 89

Best: 4-6

4W: 2

Avg: 40.16

SR: 47.75

RpO: 5.05

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 14

Inns: 13

NO: 3

Runs: 376

HS: 83

Avg: 37.60

100s: 0

50s: 3

50+: 3

0s: 1

SR: 94.71

CT/ST: 1

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 14

Overs: 17.3

Mdns: 2

Runs: 85

Wkts: 5

Best: 4-6

4W: 1

Avg: 17.00

SR: 21.00

RpO: 4.86

What's your take on his selection?

Zaheer Khan (Left-arm fast-medium)

Age: 32

ODI career: Batting & fielding

Matches: 179

Inns: 93

NO: 35

Runs: 725

Hs: 34 (not out)

Avg: 12.50

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 14

SR: 75.60

CT/ST: 37

ODI career: Bowling

Mts: 179

Overs: 1497

Mdns: 109

Runs: 7335

Wkts: 247

Best: 5-42

4W: 8

Avg: 29.70

SR: 36.29

RpO: 4.91

World Cup career: Batting & fielding

Mts: 14

Inns: 7

NO: 2

Runs: 34

Hs: 15 (not out)

Avg: 6.80

100s: 0

50s: 0

50+: 0

0s: 2

SR: 69.39

CT/ST: 6

World Cup career: Bowling

Mts: 14

Overs: 117.2

Mdns: 8

Runs: 496

Wkts: 23

Best: 4-42

4W: 1

Avg: 21.57

SR: 30.61

RpO: 4.23

Compiled by Rajneesh Gupta

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