Karthik makes it, Pant ignored in India's CWC squad
Veteran Dinesh Karthik pipped young turk Rishabh Pant in the fight for the second wicketkeeper's slot in India's 15-strong squad announced on Monday for the ICC World Cup starting May 30 in England.
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Dinesh Karthik preferred over Rishabh Pant because of his experience of big-match wicket-keeping: BCCI Chairman of Selectors MSK Prasad.
Indian squad for ICC Cricket World Cup announced
WC selection dilemma:1 slot and 3 possible combinations
The debate will centre around the second wicketkeeper, number four slot and the need for an additional pacer when the selectors meet to pick one of India's most predictable World Cup squads ever in Mumbai on Monday.
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Here is Sanjay Manjrekar's Indian WC XI
World Cup: Expect 8,000 India fans from 22 countries
Bharat Army, the Indian equivalent of Barmy Army, will have nearly 8,000 fans from 22 countries converge in the United Kingdom and support Virat Kohli's team in the upcoming World Cup, according to the International Cricket Council.
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Jadeja likely to make the cut in ICC World Cup squad
Jadeja’s inclusion appears most complicated and contentious one at the moment. While the Saurashtra player hasn’t done justice to his all-rounder’s tag -- having done little with the bat in recent times -- he can be quite handy with his darting left-arm spin in helpful conditions.
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