India Squad for World Cup 2015 to be Picked on Jan 6

Mumbai: The Indian ODI squad for the upcoming tri-series in Australia as well as the World Cup that follows will be picked by the five-man selection panel on January 6.

"The selection of the squad for the tri-series and World Cup will be done at 1 pm in Mumbai on January 6," BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel told PTI today.

The tri-series, featuring India, hosts Australia and England, commences on January 16 and concludes with the final on February 1. India play their first game on January 18.

The World Cup is scheduled from February 14 to March 29 in Australia and New Zealand, and India would be playing warm-up games from February 8.

The selection panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, has short listed 30 players for the World Cup and the final squad will consist of 15 members, who will be defending the coveted title won in 2011.

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