The 29-year-old Smith and David Warner returned to national duty earlier this month after they were banned for a year for their role in the ball-tampering scandal, which shook cricket world.
Asif left the team's tour of England and returned to Pakistan following the death last Sunday of 19-month-old Dua Fatima, who had been receiving cancer treatment in the United States
India suffered an early collapse in slightly bowling-friendly conditions at the Oval before being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs
Pakistan go into the World Cup having suffered 10 successive ODI defeats and were also beaten by Afghanistan in the warm-up match of the World Cup.
Mark Wood dismissed Australian captain Aaron Finch for 14 in his third over before leaving the field in the middle of his fourth over
Matt Henry added that consistency helps him maintain focus, hence he has maintained a pace of around 140 knots
Boult was the wrecker-in-chief, returning impressive figures of 4/33 to bowl out India for 179 in under 40 overs at the Kennington Oval.
Windies have a proud history at the World Cup, winning the first two editions of the tournament and making the final of the third.
The crowd jeered at the cricketers whose year-long ban over ball tampering charges ended on the 29th of March
PCB had earlier allowed Asif Ali and Haris Sohail to live with their families owing to special circumstances that the two players were undergoing
The all-rounder said that the Indian side chose to bat first as a challenge knowing fully well that the conditions were not batting-friendly
The World Cup is scheduled to run from May 30 to July 14, in the curtain-raiser, England will play against South Africa at The Oval in London
The selectors will face a conundrum since the team does not have space to accommodate Phehlukwayo, Morris, Pretorius despite their impressive performances in the warm-up game
Pre-tournament favourites India put up a dismal show in their opening practice game, losing by six wickets to New Zealand in London on Saturday
The 35-year-old was a vital cog in the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians bowling unit, claiming 16 wickets to help his side win a record fourth title in the T20 cash-rich league
Smith along with Warner, returned from a year long ban for their involvement in ball tampering scandal last year.
Tendulkar backed the Indian skipper saying that IPL cannot be compared to the World Cup
A SWOT analysis of the team is necessary given the fact that the team is known to perform much better than general expectations in the big tournaments
He said this was the first time in some time that the team was not an out-and-out favourite in the tournament but he believes they have a 'strong chance' of winning
Hopes of millions across India are pegged on the Indian cricket team and its chances of shining at the upcoming Cricket World Cup