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K L Rahul too made the cut, while middle order batsman Ambati Rayudu and young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant were left out of the 15-member squad.
Kohli, who scored only 134 runs during India's previous tour of England in 2014, amassed 593 runs in his side's five-test series last year at an average of over 59 to book his place on the list.
India are tipped to be one of the favourites along with hosts England and defending champions Australia for the showpiece event.
From talks of issues between the senior players to rumours that some senior members of the team were not happy with one cricketer breaking the 'family clause', there have been stories making headlines every other day since India's World Cup semifinal loss..
There will be no review of the Indian team's performance in the recent World Cup.
The 21-year-old, who has played most of his ODI matches with Dhoni, said there are many things to learn from the 38-year-old.
After India's ouster from the World Cup, there were stories of fissures in the Indian camp with claims that Rohit and Kohli are not seeing eye to eye.
BCCI officials believe that it is important that Shastri continues as the head coach as that will help Virat Kohli evolve further as captain.
The former India skipper feels that there should have been a formal meeting to re-appoint Kohli.
Speaking to IANS, a board functionary said that good teams start preparations immediately after one campaign ends and the biggest result of that is England winning the World Cup on Sunday.
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