India's all-time Cricket World Cup XI

#10 Zaheer Khan (Matches - 23, Wickets - 44, Average - 20.22)

Zaheer Khan in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka

Zaheer Khan is India's most successful bowler in World Cup cricket. The left-arm seamer impressed everyone with his pace and aggressive style of bowling in the 2003 World Cup.

Zaheer bettered his performance in the 2011 World Cup. Even though the conditions in India aren't suitable for fast bowling, the experienced Indian pacer finished the tournament as the joint highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets. Zaheer was instrumental in India's title win in the World Cup 2011.

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#11 Ashish Nehra (Matches - 12, Wickets - 18, Average - 22.72)

Nehra decimated England in the 2003 World Cup

Ashish Nehra's international career was marred with injuries. However, he performed exceedingly well in the two World Cup tournaments that he played in. In 2003, Nehra used the swing-friendly conditions of South Africa to his advantage.

His breezy spell of 6 for 23 against England is still considered to be the best bowling performance by an Indian at the World Cup. After missing out on the 2007 World cup, Nehra made a comeback in India's 2011 World Cup squad. He bowled some crucial spells for Team India throughout the course of the tournament.