Bengaluru, Jan 6: Ahead of today's selection of India's final 15-man squad for World Cup, former captain Rahul Dravid has announced his choice of 15 with Ajinkya Rahane preferred as opener over Rohit Sharma.
Our selection of India's 15; The 30-man squad;
Dravid picked his 15-man squad on "Star Sports" today on the first day of the 4th Test between India and Australia at Sydney. He has chosen Ambati Rayudu as the reserve wicketkeeper.
ICC World Cup 2015 will be played in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. India, the defending champions, will launch campaign on February 15 against Pakistan in Adelaide.
Here is Dravid's choice of India's 15 for the big event
Openers
1. Ajinkya Rahane
2. Shikhar Dhawan
Middle Order
3. Virat Kohli
4. Suresh Raina
5. Rohit Sharma
6. MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper)
7. Ambati Rayudu (wicketkeeper)
Spinners
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. R Ashwin
10. Axar Patel
All-rounders
11. Stuart Binny
Fast bowlers
12. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
13. Mohammed Shami
14. Umesh Yadav
15. Ishant Sharma
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