Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra analysed and rated Ravi Shastri’s India squad for the 2027 World Cup. The tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia as well. Shastri included captain Shubman Gill, veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer, which Chopra felt was on the expected lines as well. The next inclusion surprised him, which was Yashasvi Jaiswal. Shastri also added KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant as his wicket-keepers as well.
“He has picked Yashasvi Jaiswal. Very interesting choice. He has given many opening options. With KL Rahul, he has picked Rishabh Pant. This is a slightly different team he has made. Jaiswal has two ODI hundreds, yes. But will he make it? This is a tough question. Pant has been treated unfairly in ODIs, let’s be fair. You dropped him without playing him, but will he be part of the team now? So late, or rather so close to the World Cup? Ishan is the flavour of the month right now,” he said in an Instagram video.
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“He has included two left-arm spinners (all-rounders) Axar and Jadeja, along with Hardik Pandya. His team does not have a place for Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, so he’s gone with two spinners, who are experienced and proper all-rounders, makes sense,” he again shared.
“Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep, Siraj, Bumrah, no questions asked. But both Shami and Bhuvneshwar, these are very interesting choices. With Shami, Bhuvneshwar, Pant, and Jaiswal as well, this is a very interesting team. I will give this team 8/10 because I feel a team like this may not be selected, unless he becomes the selector himself. I feel a left-arm fast-bowler is missing, and it is not a likely 15,” he concluded.
Ravi Shastri’s India squad for 2027 World Cup:
Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav.
