(Reuters) – Following are facts and figures about tournament hosts India, who begin their World Cup campaign against Australia on Sunday:
World ranking: 1
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Coach: Rahul Dravid
Top-ranked batsman: Shubman Gill (2)
Top-ranked bowler: Mohammed Siraj (1)
Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav
Best result: Winners (1983, 2011)
2019 result: Lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals
GROUP FIXTURES
Oct. 8: v Australia, Chennai
Oct. 11: v Afghanistan, Delhi
Oct. 14: v Pakistan, Ahmedabad
Oct. 19: v Bangladesh, Pune
Oct. 22: v New Zealand, Dharamsala
Oct. 29: v England, Lucknow
Nov. 2: v Sri Lanka, Mumbai
Nov. 5: v South Africa, Kolkata
Nov. 12: v Netherlands, Bengaluru
