South Africa [ Images ] retained the squad that lost the Champions Trophy semi-final for the first of the five-match ODI cricket series against India [ Images ], in Johannesburg on November 19.

The selectors also reposed faith in skipper Graeme Smith [ Images ], under fire for his indifferent form and tactics, in announcing the 14-member squad.

South Africa made it to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy [ Images ] in India recently before going down to underdogs the West Indies [ Images ] in a one-sided encounter.

Also picked was a 15-member Rest of South Africa squad that will take on India in a warm-up game in Benoni on November 16 and a group of four players who would form part of the South African ICC [ Images ] World Cup training squad.

Squad: Graeme Smith (capt), Jacques Kallis [ Images ] (vice-capt), Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher [ Images ] (wk), AB de Villiers [ Images ], Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ], Andrew Hall [ Images ], Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel [ Images ], Makhaya Ntini [ Images ] Robin Peterson and Shaun Pollock [ Images ].

Players for the World Cup training squad: J P Duminy, Alviro Peterson, Roger Telemachus and Johan van der Wath.