No surprises expected in India’s World Cup squad

No major surprises are in the offing but a lot of brainstorming on a couple of spots is still expected when the five-member selection panel sits down to pick India’s final 15-member squad for the ICC cricket World Cup here on Monday.

The list of 30 probables will be pruned to half on Monday and no big star is expected to be left out of the final squad for the mega-event starting February 19.

However,just a day before the selection meeting,doubts have arisen over veteran Sachin Tendulkar’s availability after he pulled out of the remainder of the ODI series in South Africa as a precautionary measure after sustaining a hamstring injury during yesterday’s second match.

But going by indications,the injury is not serious and Tendulkar will be making his sixth World Cup appearance.