The 15-member squad that the national selectors picked for the last three ODIs against Australia on February 15 reflected India's World Cup roster to several pundits. The squad was: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant.

Exactly two months later, when MSK Prasad & Co meet today at the BCCI headquarters to pick the World Cup team, they could well come up with the same squad, but there wouldn't be any shortage of discussions over it. Pre-selection talk was all about, "one or two slots to fill" but it isn't as simple. The selectors will have to take into consideration the permutations and combinations, depending on the conditions and the fickle English weather. That's what makes selection of all the squads harder since the conditions change in England swifter and India know this through their past success and failures.