India, who won the 2011 edition of the World Cup after a gap of 28 years have been grouped with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and a yet to be decided Qualifier 4. The No.1 ranked ODI team would take on Pakistan on February 15 and South Africa on February 22, followed by Qualifier 4 in Perth on February 28, West Indies in Perth on March 6, Ireland in Hamilton on March 10 and Zimbabwe on March 14. Indian squad for 2015 ICC World Cup Latest News from Sports News Desk
Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, still recovering from a shoulder injury, and young left-arm spinner Axar Patel were included in India's 15-member squad for the cricket World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand from next month.
Allrounder Stuart Binny also made the cut while there was no place for Murali Vijay and Robin Uthappa in the squad, announced by BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel after a selection committee meeting.
The five-man selection panel, however, ignored Yuvraj Singh, who was not in the list of the 30-member probables but had come into reckoning after his three back-to-back centuries in the Ranji Trophy.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who struggled in the ongoing Test series against Australia, has also been retained in the squad for the high-profile event to be held from February 14 to March 29.
The squad, to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no major surprises with the selectors opting to go with four specialist pace bowlers -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav -- considering the pacy wickets in Australia and New Zealand.
2015 ICC World Cup
Match
Date/Day
Teams
Venue
Time (IST)
1
Saturday, Feb 14
Sri Lanka V New Zealand
Christchurch
3:30 AM
2
Saturday, Feb 14
England V Australia
Melbourne
9 AM
3
Sunday, Feb 15
South Africa V Zimbabwe
Hamilton
6:30 AM
4
Sunday, Feb 15
India V Pakistan
Adelaide
9 AM
5
Monday, Feb 16
West Indies V Ireland
Nelson
3:30 AM
6
Tuesday, Feb 17
New Zealand V Scotland
Dunedin
3:30 AM
7
Wednesday, Feb 18
Bangladesh V Afghanistan
Canberra
9 AM
8
Thursday, Feb 19
Zimbabwe V UAE
Nelson
3:30 AM
9
Friday, Feb 20
England V New Zealand
Wellington
6:30 AM
10
Saturday, Feb 21
Pakistan V West Indies
Christchurch
3:30 AM
11
Saturday, Feb 21
Australia V Bangladesh
Brisbane
9 AM
12
Sunday, Feb 22
Sri Lanka V Afghanistan
Dunedin
3:30 AM
13
Sunday, Feb 22
South Africa V India
Melbourne
9 AM
14
Monday, Feb 23
England V Scotland
Christchurch
3:30 AM
15
Tuesday, Feb 24
West Indies V Zimbabwe
Canberra
9 AM
16
Wednesday, Feb 25
Ireland V UAE
Brisbane
9 AM
17
Thursday, Feb 26
Afghanistan V Scotland
Dunedin
3:30 AM
18
Thursday, Feb 26
Sri Lanka V Bangladesh
Melbourne
9 AM
19
Friday, Feb 27
South Africa V West Indies
Sydney
9 AM
20
Saturday, Feb 28
Australia V New Zealand
Auckland
12 PM
21
Saturday, Feb 28
India V UAE
Perth
6:30 AM
22
Sunday, March 1
England V Sri Lanka
Wellington
3:30 AM
23
Sunday, March 1
Pakistan V Zimbabwe
Brisbane
9 AM
24
Tuesday, March 3
South Africa V Ireland
Canberra
9 AM
25
Wednesday, March 4
Pakistan V UAE
Napier
6:30 AM
26
Wednesday, March 4
Australia V Afghanistan
Perth
12 PM
27
Thursday, March 5
Bangladesh V Scotland
Nelson
3:30 AM
28
Friday, March 6
India V West Indies
Perth
12 PM
29
Saturday, March 7
South Africa V Pakistan
Auckland
6:30 AM
30
Saturday, March 7
Zimbabwe V Ireland
Hobart
9 AM
31
Sunday, March 8
New Zealand V Afghanistan
Napier
2:30 AM
32
Sunday, March 8
Australia V Sri Lanka
Sydney
9 AM
33
Monday, March 9
England V Bangladesh
Adelaide
9 AM
34
Tuesday, March 10
India V Ireland
Hamilton
6:30 AM
35
Wednesday, March 11
Sri Lanka V Scotland
Hobart
9 AM
36
Thursday, March 12
South Africa V UAE
Wellington
6:30 AM
37
Friday, March 13
Bangladesh V New Zealand
Hamilton
6:30 AM
38
Friday, March 13
England V Afghanistan
Sydney
9 AM
39
Saturday, March 14
India V Zimbabwe
Auckland
6:30 AM
40
Saturday, March 14
Australia V Scotland
Hobart
9 AM
41
Sunday, March 15
West Indies V UAE
Napier
3:30 AM
42
Sunday, March 15
Pakistan V Ireland
Adelaide
9 AM
QF 1
Wednesday, March 18
TBD V TBD
Sydney
9 AM
QF 2
Thursday, March 19
TBD V TBD
Melbourne
9 AM
QF 3
Friday, March 20
TBD V TBD
Adelaide
9 AM
QF 4
Saturday, March 21
TBD V TBD
Wellington
6:30 AM
SF 1
Tuesday, March 24
TBD V TBD
Auckland
6:30 AM
SF 2
Thursday, March 26
TBD V TBD
Sydney
9 AM
FINAL
Sunday, March 29
TBD V TBD
Melbourne
9 AM