NEW DELHI: Waiting for an ICC trophy for more than a decade, India on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad led by skipper Rohit Sharma for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. The inclusion of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav headlined the squad announcement.
Rahul is yet to make a comeback after a long injury layoff and Suryakumar, a proven T20 batter, is yet to make a mark in the 50-over format. The duo's inclusion meant Sanju Samson and youngster Tilak Varma missed the World Cup bus.
The other prominent names missing from the squad were in the spin departments as the team went for Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, leaving no spots from veteran tweakers Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin.