He said India have experienced players but there are six other teams which are very strong teams.
The former Indian cricketer said India will definitely reach World Cup semifinals but will need luck and strong team performance to progress beyond that
The defending champions are on a hot run of one-day form and have been boosted by the return of Steve Smith and David Warner after their one-year bans for ball-tampering
Australia were handed victory by five wickets courtesy of the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method after amassing 248 for five off 44 overs
The visitors chased down their 278 target with 10 balls to spare, inflicting the first one-day defeat on Australia in 10 games, although this was not counted as a full international
Demand is highest for India-Pak match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and for final at Lords on July 14
There has been debate over Shankar being picked in the England-bound India team ahead of Ambati Rayudu, with the selectors saying they went for the "three-dimensional skills" offered by the Tamil Nadu
The teams can still make changes in their World Cup Squad till 23 May, a week before the tournament begins in England and Wales
The 16 umpires and six match referees, who have been finalised for the 48-match cricket World Cup, includes prominent members of the past World Cup winning teams
Madugalle, the most experienced match referee, will be officiating in his sixth World Cup, while it will be the fourth for Broad and Crowe
Amla's inclusion meant that Reeza Hendricks had to be left out from the 15-man squad. Hendricks had established himself as a replacement for Amla after having a flourishing start to his ODI career
Ponting had nothing but words of encouragement for the star Delhi Capitals player.
India will play their opening game of the tournament against South Africa on June 5.
hey (who missed out) shouldn't lose heart. It's a funny game. There could be injuries. So you never know when you could be called up, says India head coach Shastri
There will be no Yo-Yo Test for the World Cup-bound players as the IPL is going to end only on May 12, just a few days before India head to the UK.
They were eligible for the final two games of Australia's recent limited-overs tour against Pakistan, but selectors preferred that they eased themselves back at the Twenty20 Indian Premier League
In a first by the BCCI, the five-member national selection committee was given a three and half hour presentation, a day before the meeting in order to give the selectors a clearer picture
Wassan feels the announced Indian squad is very balanced and will give stiff competition to other teams
Sharma also elucidated that Rishabh Pant, who was backed for the number fourth position by many former players like Sourav Ganguly, needs to do more hard work
Finch, however, indicated he will favour a left and right opening combination in Australia's title defence