Indian team after a successful World Cup campaign in 2011 ensured they continued showing consistent results in the 2015 World Cup also under the leadership of MS Dhoni by winning all the games in the group stage of the tournament and topping the points table, but unfortunately ended up losing the semi-final to Australia and made an exit from World Cup despite showing great signs to lift the WC trophy for the second time in a row.
Here in this article, we will see how Team India have played in the 2015 ODI World Cup edition.
India in the 2015 Men's ODI World Cup:
Played - 8
Won - 7
Los t - 1
Team India's results at the 2015 World Cup:
Beat Pakistan by 76 runs in Adelaide
Beat South Africa by 130 runs in Melbourne
Beat UAE by 9 wickets in Perth
Beat West Indies by 4 wickets in Perth
Beat Ireland by 8 wickets in Hamilton
Beat Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in Auckland
Beat Bangladesh by 109 runs in Melbourne (Quarter-Finals)
Lost to Australia by 95 runs in Sydney (Semi-Finals)
ICC World Cup 2015 Points Table (Pool-B):
Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Ireland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
UAE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
India's Squad for the 2015 World Cup:
MS Dhoni (C&Wk), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Most runs for India in 2015 WC:
Shikhar Dhawan - 412 (8 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 330 (8 inns)
Virat Kohli - 305 (8 inns)
Most wickets for India in 2015 WC:
Umesh Yadav - 18 (8 inns)
Mohammed Shami - 17 (7 inns)
Mohit Sharma - 13 (8 inns)
Ravichandran Ashwin - 13 (8 inns)