Indian selectors have gone with a youthful squad for the 2015 World Cup.
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Defending champions India have announced their 30-man preliminary squad which will defend their title at the 2015 event in Australia and New Zealand.
Yuvraj Singh, player of the tournament in 2011, has been left out of the squad as Indian selectors plumped for youth and recent form.
Gautam Gambhir, who top scored for India in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, has also missed the cut for the tournament which begins of February 4.
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan are the three other members of the victorious team who were not considered for the 2015 edition of the tournament.
Captain MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are the only survivors of the 2011 World Cup-winning side.
INDIA SQUAD:
MS Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Sanju Samson, R Ashwin, Parveez Rasool, Karn Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Mohit Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Kuldeep Yadav, M Vijay.
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