38 days to go for the World Cup and the final list of the 15 men defending India's championship fortress is out: 1. Virat Kohli (Delhi/Royal Challengers Bangalore) - Vice-captain 2. Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi/Sunrisers Hyderabad) 3. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai/Mumbai Indians) 4. Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai/Rajasthan Royals) 5. Suresh Raina (Uttar Pradesh/CSK) 6. Ambati Rayudu (Baroda/MI) Wicketkeeper 7. MS Dhoni (Jharkhand/Chennai Super Kings) - Captain 8. Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra/CSK) 9. Axar Patel (Gujarat/Kings XI Punjab) 10. Stuart Binny (Karnataka/RR) Fast Bowler 11. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Uttar Pradesh/Sunrisers) 12. Mohammed Shami (Bengal/Delhi Daredevils) 13. Ishant Sharma (Delhi/Sunrisers) 14. Umesh Yadav (Vidarbha/Kolkata Knight Riders) Fast Bowler 15. R Ashwin (Tamil Nadu/CSK) So, if you put yourself in the selectors' shoes for choosing 15 individuals for the grandest stage of all, the World Cup, it is quite an ask. Because, these are not just individuals, these are larger than life figures with the sentiments of a billion attached.

And let's not forget Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir.

If you look at the Indian squad, there are only four players who have played the World Cup. Is that a blessing or a curse? We will know only as the tournament unfolds.