Australia will play against England and Sri Lanka in the warm-ups before opening its title defence against Afghanistan at the Bristol County Ground on June 1
Rajasthan Royals would look to take advantage of Kings XI Punjab's inconsistency and improve their position in the IPL 2019 points table
After the 2015 edition, where Shami was the second-highest wicket-taker with 17 scalps, the fast bowler subsequently suffered from weight gain and did not play one-day cricket for two years
Karthik Monday returned to India's World Cup squad after 12 years, trumping Mahendra Singh Dhoni's heir apparent Rishabh Pant in a selection move that will be debated for a long time.
The decision to drop Handscomb also means the team only has one wicketkeeper in Alex Carey
Batsman Mosaddek Hossain, who last played for Bangladesh at the Asian Cup in September, was also recalled for the World Cup in England and Wales starting next month.
Recent developments notwithstanding, there will be a strong desire within the Indian squad to make up for past failures
VVS Laxman said the Virat Kohli-led side was one of the favourites for the showpiece event
Before the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, Pant was kept on stand-by and once again according MSK Prasad, Pant was 'almost there'
Shankar is expected to be used as a floater in the batting order, especially at number 4. With his 'three-dimensional qualities'
He said that he has been continuously working on his fitness.
Saini has impressed while playing for the RCB and so has Deepak Chahar, who has taken 10 wickets in the competition so far.
With a good spin attack, all was going in RCB's favour but Hardik Pandya was unstoppable as he kept smashing ball out of boundary line, Mumbai are now at the third spot in IPL 2019 points table
The 33-year-old Dinesh Karthik pipped Pant in the fight for the second wicketkeeper's slot in India's 15-strong squad for the World Cup
Virat Kohli's RCB registered their first victory in IPL 2019 after defeating Kings XI Punjab on Saturday and they'd be high on confidence with first points on the IPL 2019 points table
Pandya and Rahul have been given seven days to offer an explanation about their alleged misconduct and indiscipline during the chat show to the BCCI
India will next play home series against Australia. The series will comprise two T20Is followed by five-match ODIs, beginning February 24.
Shankar has showed that he is a capable batsman, having scored 45 off 64 deliveries in a match-winning 98-run stand with Ambati Rayudu after the top-order collapse in the final ODI in New Zealand
India takes on South Africa in their opening game of the tournament on June 5
Young left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed grabbed three key wickets in an impressive spell to help Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Delhi Capitals to 155 for 7.