NEW DELHI Early openings in India Abhinav Mukund has selected his 15-man squad for India in the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting decisions.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, has supported the veteran opener. Rohit Sharma though there are recent speculations over his ODI future. However, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to make the cut. The former cricketer revealed his squad on ESPNcricinfo’s YouTube channel.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are included
Mukund has gone with a mix of experience and youth, while putting his faith in the pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Strikers: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas IyerWicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Ishan KishanAll rounders: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington SundarSpinner: Kuldeep YadavPacers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Gurnoor Brar
Gill is closing in on World No. 1
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill has moved closer to the No. One place in the latest ICC ODI list released after the England list.Gill scored 188 runs in the three-match series and is now just one point behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who leads with 802 points.Virat Kohli (767) and Rohit Sharma (758) are placed third and fourth respectively, giving India three of the top five batsmen.England’s Joe Root, who was named Player of the Series after scoring an unbeaten 249, jumped four places to eighth. Ben Duckett moved up 11 places to 19th, while Jacob Bethell moved up five places to 64th.India’s new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has climbed two places to 13th in the ODI rankings.Among bowlers, Kuldeep dropped one place to 11th, while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continues to lead the rankings. England fast bowler Jofra Archer moved up to third after taking five wickets against India in the ODI series.
