Statistical breakdown of India's World Cup squad

The Indian squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was announced earlier today. While the selection didn’t throw many surprises, there was a lot of outrage over the exclusion of players like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, and Robin Uthappa. Here, we break down the composition of the team to see where the team stands in terms of experience in what is a very young team. We also look at which domestic teams have the most representation in the side.

#1 World Cup experience

The Indian team is very short in terms of experience at cricket’s biggest tournament. Only four members of this squad have represented India at the World Cup before, with only captain MS Dhoni playing at multiple World Cups.

Number of World Cup appearances

2 – MS Dhoni

1 – Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Suresh Raina

0 – Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajiinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Stuart Binny, Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

Number of World Cup matches played

12 – MS Dhoni

9 – Virat Kohli

4 – Suresh Raina

2 – R Ashwin

0 – Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajiinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Stuart Binny, Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami