New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Only nine of the 15 Indian players selected for the World Cup have experienced the pressure of previous tournaments. Six in the team -- Robin Uthappa, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel and Sreesanth - will be appearing for the first time in the West Indies.

The 16-nation World Cup will be played at 12 grounds in nine venues between March 11 and April 28.

Following are the pen-sketches of the 15 players (statistics include the fourth India-Sri Lanka one-dayer Feb 17):

Rahul Dravid (captain)
Born: January 11, 1973, Indore
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm off-spinner
ODI record: Matches: 310, Runs: 10,044, Highest score: 153, Average: 40.01, 100s: 12, 50s: 77, Overs: 31, Wickets: 4, Average: 42.50, Best bowling: 2/43, Catches: 111
World Cup record: Matches: 19, Runs: 779, Average: 64.92, Highest score: 145, 100s: 2, 50s: 5, Catches 17 (15 as wicket-keeper). Stumping: 1

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (vice-captain)
Born: April 24, 1973, Bombay
Style: Right-handed bat and leg and off-spinner
ODI record: Matches: 381, Runs: 14,783, Highest score: 186 not out, Average: 44.13, 100s: 41, 50s: 76, Overs: 1,280.5, Wickets: 147, Average: 44.03, Best bowling: 5/32, Catches: 115
World Cup record: Matches 33, Runs 1,732, Average: 59.72, Highest score: 152, 100s: 4, 50s: 12, Overs: 104, Wickets: 6, Average: 78.17, Best bowling: 2/28, Catches 10

Sourav Ganguly
Born: July 8, 1972, Calcutta
Style: Left-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 286, Runs: 10,470, Average: 41.22, Highest score: 183, 100s: 22, 50s: 64, Overs: 695.1, Wickets: 94, Average: 37.37, Best bowling: 5/16, Catches: 98
World Cup record: Matches: 18, Runs: 844, Average: 56.27, Highest score: 183, 100s: 4, 50s: 1, Overs: 58, Wickets: 9, Average: 31.44, Best bowling: 3/22, Catch: 1

Yuvraj Singh
Born: December 12, 1981, Chandigarh
Style: Left-handed bat and left-arm spinner
ODI record: Matches: 163, Runs: 4,412, Highest score: 139, Average: 35.30, 100s: 7, 50s: 26, Overs: 324.1, Wickets: 42, Average: 37.86, Best bowling: 4/6, Catches: 54
World Cup record: Matches: 11, Runs: 240, Average: 34.29, Highest score: 58 not out, 50s: 2, Overs: 14.3, Wickets: 5, Average: 14.00, Best bowling: 4/6, Catch: 1

Virender Sehwag
Born: October 20, 1978, New Delhi
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm off spinner
ODI record: Matches: 167, Runs: 4,833, Highest score: 130, Average: 31.18, 100s: 7, 50s: 24, Overs: 559.2, Wickets: 72, Average: 40.90, Best bowling: 3/25, Catches: 69
World Cup record: Matches 11, Runs 299, Average: 27.18, Highest score: 82, 50s: 2, Overs: 22, Wickets: 2, Average: 44.00, Best bowling: 1/3, Catches 8

Harbhajan Singh
Born: July 3, 1980, Jalandhar
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm off spinner
ODI record: Matches: 147, Runs: 687, Average: 12.72, Highest score: 46, Overs: 1,315.1, Wickets: 170, Average: 31.96, Best bowling: 5/31, Catches: 41
World Cup record: Matches 10, Runs 58, Average: 14.50, Highest score: 28, Overs: 85.2, Wickets: 11, Average: 30.45, Best bowling: 2/28, Catches 2

Anil Kumble
Born: October 17, 1970, Bangalore
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm leg-spinner
ODI record: Matches: 270, Runs: 938, Average: 10.54, Highest score: 26, Overs: 2,406.5, Wickets: 334, Average: 31.06, Best bowling: 6/12, Catches: 85
World Cup record: Matches: 17, Runs: 62, Average: 15.50, Highest score: 17, Overs: 164, Wickets: 28, Average: 23.93, Best bowling: 4/32, Catches: 14

Ajit Agarkar
Born: December 4, 1977, Bombay
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 180, Runs: 1,240, Average: 15.31, Highest score: 95, 50s: 3, Overs: 1,483.4, Wickets: 272, Average: 27.55, Best bowling: 6/42, Catches: 49
World Cup record: Matches: 3, Run: 1, Highest score: 1, Average: 1.00, Overs: 28, Wickets: 3, Average: 54.00, Best bowling: 1/35, Catch: 1

Zaheer Khan
Born: October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Style: Right-handed bat and left-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 117, Runs: 490, Average: 13.61, Highest score: 34 not out, Overs: 968.1, Wickets: 172, Average: 27.53, Best bowling: 5/42, Catches: 26
World Cup record: Matches: 11, Runs: 18, Highest score: 13 not out, Average: 4.50, Overs: 88.2, Wickets: 18, Average: 20.78, Best bowling: 4/42, Catches: 6

Robin Uthappa
Born: November 11, 1985, Coorg, Karnataka
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 8, Runs: 255, Average: 36.43, Highest score: 86, 50s: 3, Catches: 7
World Cup record: None

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born: July 7, 1981, Ranchi
Style: Right-handed bat and wicket-keeper
ODI record: Matches: 66, Runs: 1,958, Average: 46.62, Highest score: 183 not out, 100s: 2, 50s: 12, Catches: 61, Stumpings: 12
World Cup record: None

Dinesh Karthik
Born: June 1, 1985, Chennai
Style: Right-handed bat and wicket-keeper
ODI record: Matches: 13, Runs: 150, Average: 18.75, Highest score: 63, 50s: 1, Catches: 11 (includes 3 as fielder), Stumping: 1
World Cup record: None

Irfan Pathan
Born: October 27, 1984, Vadodara
Style: Left-handed bat and left-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 73, Runs: 1,006, Average: 25.15, Highest score: 83, 50s: 5, Overs: 592.3, Wickets: 115, Average: 25.91, Best bowling: 5/27, Catches: 12
World Cup record: None

Munaf Musa Patel
Born: July 12, 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 17, Runs: 6, Average: 3.00, Highest score: 2 not out, Overs: 135.4, Wickets: 22, Average: 28.68, Best bowling: 4/49, Catch: 1
World Cup record: None

Sreesanth
Born: February 6, 1983, Kothamangalam, Kerala
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 27, Runs: 7, Average: 1.40, Highest score: 3, Overs: 219.3, Wickets: 35, Average: 36.11, Best bowling: 6/55, Catches: 3
World Cup record: None

Gregory Stephen Chappell (coach)
Born: August 7, 1948, Unley, Adelaide
Style: Right-handed bat and right-arm pacer
ODI record: Matches: 74, Runs: 2,331, Average: 40.19, Highest score: 138*, 100s: 3, 50s: 14, Overs: 512.2, Wickets: 72, Average: 29.13, Best bowling: 5/15, Catches: 23
World Cup record: Matches: 5, Runs: 129, Average: 25.80, Highest score: 50, 50s: 1, Overs: 18, Wickets: 0, Catches: 3