On Monday (15th April), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-member Team India squad for the upcoming 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
England and Wales will host the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup from 30th May to 14th July. The upcoming edition will be the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup. A total of ten teams will participate in the upcoming Cricket World Cup, including the two-time World Cup winners India (1983 and 2011).
India will begin their upcoming World Cup journey on 5th June when they will meet against South Africa at Southampton.
Let’s check out the career stats of the 15 Indian cricketers who will feature in the upcoming World Cup.
Virat Kohli
The no.1 ranked ODI batsman, Virat Kohli, will lead the Indian national cricket team in the upcoming World Cup. While he will play his third World Cup, it will be his first World Cup as a captain. He was a regular member during India’s victory in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Age: 30 years
Role: Captain, Top-order batsman
Batting Style: Right-hand batsman
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Important stats:
(Batting)
| Stats | ODI (from 2008) | World Cup (2011 and 2015) |
| Matches | 227 | 17 |
| Innings | 219 | 17 |
| Runs scored | 10,843 | 587 |
| Highest Score | 183 | 107 |
| Average | 59.57 | 41.92 |
| Strike rate | 92.96 | 81.86 |
| 100s/50s | 41/49 | 2/1 |
(Bowling)
| Stats | ODI (from 2008) | World Cup (2011 and 2015) |
| Innings | 48 | 3 |
| Overs bowled | 106.5 | 3.0 |
| Wickets | 4 | 0 |
| Best bowling in an innings | 1/15 | – |
| Average | 166.25 | – |
| Economy rate | 6.22 | 6.33 |
| 4wk/5wk | 0/0 | 0/0 |