<P> The Indian team were generally considered to be the strongest batting side in the tournament , comprising the openers Virender Sehwag and veteran Sachin Tendulkar , playing in his 6th consecutive World Cup , followed by Gautam Gambhir and rising star Virat Kohli , with Yuvraj Singh , skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni , Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina completing the star - studded batting line - up . While the bowling attack was considered more suspect , three veterans in pacers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra and offspinner Harbhajan Singh were joined by Munaf Patel , Piyush Chawla , Ravichandran Ashwin , and Shantakumaran Sreesanth . The 1996 World Cup format was used for the tournament , following widespread criticism , particularly from the BCCI , over the 2007 format . India were placed in Group B in the Group stage alongside co-hosts Bangladesh , South Africa , England , the West Indies and associates Holland and Ireland . </P>
<P> The Indian team were generally considered to be the strongest batting side in the tournament , comprising the openers Virender Sehwag and veteran Sachin Tendulkar , playing in his 6th consecutive World Cup , followed by Gautam Gambhir and rising star Virat Kohli , with Yuvraj Singh , skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni , Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina completing the star - studded batting line - up . While the bowling attack was considered more suspect , three veterans in pacers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra and offspinner Harbhajan Singh were joined by Munaf Patel , Piyush Chawla , Ravichandran Ashwin , and Shantakumaran Sreesanth . The 1996 World Cup format was used for the tournament , following widespread criticism , particularly from the BCCI , over the 2007 format . India were placed in Group B in the Group stage alongside co-hosts Bangladesh , South Africa , England , the West Indies and associates Holland and Ireland . </P>
he captained india to word cup in 2011 . who is it
he captained india to word cup in 2011 . who is it
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni