The team chosen to represent India in the world cup is pretty much along the expected lines. Given that India had finalized close to 13 players of the required 15 members, the only surprise the selectors threw was, picking Piyush Chawla ahead of Rohit Sharma. India were expected to go in with an additional batsman in their squad, instead they chose to play an additional spinner. The 2 vacant slots were expected to be filled in by either Ojha or Ashwin and the other by Rohit. Rohit had a few decent outings in South Africa but the strength of the batting order and the lack of variety in spin bowling might have tilted the scales against him. Ojha has fallen out of favour in ODIs and Ashwin has been India’s preferred choice as a second spinner. Ashwin has strung together strong performances in ODIs off late and was rightly chosen as the man to partner Harbhajan. However, India face a glut of off spinning options thanks to the likes of Sehwag, Pathan and Raina, and it is highly likely that India would chose to play the 3 pacers and 1 spinner combination. However, many of the chosen fifteen are still recuperating from injuries and it is expected that all of them will be fully fit by the time the World Cup commences. A fit and raring team will immensely help India go the distance.
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