Virat Kohli  

One of the main ingredients for doing well in a tournament like the World Cup is to have the right squad balance and the think tank will have its task cut out to come up with the best team combination, especially in the wake of the home series defeat to world champions Australia

According to RCB captain Virat Kohli, the huge fan base the team has got is the biggest achievement and that has kept the team going for 10 years. 

Though captain Virat Kohli confirmed that there is only one slot pending to be filled for the World Cup starting in England on May 30, Sourav Ganguly felt a reliable batsman in the mould of Rahul Dravid should get the nod for No 4 spot in ODIs

Overall, Rohit Sharma is the ninth Indian batsman in the elite 8,000-run club in ODIs, after Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Azharuddin

"We are sorted combination-wise. We know our playing 11 going into the World Cup. There will be just one change based on condition. When Hardik Pandya will come back, he gives depth in batting and opens up options in bowling. We know where we are going. We are clear about our playing 11," Virat Kohli said after losing the ODI series to Australia

Australia, who were trailing 0-2 initially, made a remarkable comeback in Delhi to grab their first ODI series win in India since 2009. It is only the fifth instance that a team has won a series after being down 0-2. Usman Khawaja won the Man-of-the-match and Man-of-the-series awards

India's action on the cricket field was in no way a show of jingoism. It was simply solidarity shown for the victims of a very heinous act perpetrated by killers employed by Pakistan as part of state policy. 
 

"The DRS call was a surprise, it's just not consistent at all, it's becoming a talking point in every game," said Virat Kohli after the four-wicket loss in the 4th ODI in Mohali on Sunday

The partnership of 86 off 39 balls between Ashton Turner and Alex Carey became the turning point after Peter Handscomb and Usman Khawaja had set the platform with a 192-run third-wicket stand in the 4th ODI against India in Mohali

"The world saw that the Indian cricket team wore military caps instead of their own, did ICC not see this? We think that it is the ICC's responsibility to take notice of this without the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bringing it up," Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said

It was yet another superlative effort from the Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who lacked adequate support from the other end as Australia kept the five-match series consequential going into the fourth game in Mohali on Sunday

Kohli hit a sparkling 123 off 95 balls (4X16, 6X1) and steadied India's ship, which was floundering at 86/4 at one time, faced with a mammoth target of 314

'It is a special cap. This is to pay respect to the martyrs of the Pulwama attack and their families. And, all the players in the team have decided to donate their match fees of this particular game to the national defence fund,' said India captain Virat Kohli