Melbourne: No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup team, according to a release by the sport’s governing body on Monday.
India were defeated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals of the competition. India remained unbeaten till the tournament’s last-four stage, bowling out opponents in seven consecutive matches alongwith some strong performances by a powerful batting order.
According to the release, the names of Indian bowlers Umesh Yadav (18 wickets), Mohammad Shami (17 wickets) and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (13 wickets) were discussed as possible selections in the team but ultimately they didn’t make it due to superior individual performances by others.
Pacer Yadav finished as the third-highest wicket taker in the tournament with 18 wickets behind Man-of-the-Tournament Australia’s Mitchell Starc (22 wickets) and New Zealand’s Trent Boult (22 wickets).
“There were a number of other players that were discussed as possible selections in the team. These included batsmen Mahmudullah Riyad (Bangladesh) and Shaiman Anwar (the United Arab Emirates), Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami (India), Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) and spinners Imran Tahir (South Africa) and Ravichandran Ashwin (India),” Geoff Allardice, ICC general manager of cricket and chairman of the selection panel said on Monday.
