WICKETKEEPER: MS DHONI

Though Virat has played with excellent wicketkeepers such as Mark Boucher, his partnership with Dhoni has been a memorable one.
They have won many games together and they will look to win the World Cup next year. MS Dhoni has been India's best keeper and hence he will be an automatic choice to this squad.
ALL-ROUNDER: JACQUES KALLIS

Virat Kohli and Kallis were part of RCB in the first 3 seasons of IPL. Though Kohli was a youngster at that time, Kallis was at the peak of his career. Kallis is one of the best all-rounders that the world has seen and Kohli's game would have improved due to this interaction.
Although Kallis would have been a perfect pick at the top of the order, he might have to play at this position due to team balance. Virat has also walked on to the field with great all-rounders such as Shane Watson and Dilshan too.
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