Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma out: Former Indian cricketers pick India team for 2027 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

New Delhi ahead of India opener Abhinav Mukund Team India has selected its 15-man squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup and has made some interesting choices.Mukund, who played seven Tests for India between 2011 and 2017, backed the veteran opener Rohit Sharma Although there has been speculation about his ODI future recently. However, Sanzhou Samson Yashasvi Jaiswal did not make the cut. The former cricketer announced his team line-up on ESPNcricinfo’s YouTube channel.

Including Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya

Mukunde combines experience and youth while challenging the Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.batter: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyergoalkeeper: KL Rahul, Ishan KishanAll-rounder: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundarspinner: Kuldeep YadavPacers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Gurnoor Brar

Gill approaches world number one

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill is not far away from first place. Ranked No. 1 in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released after the England series.Gill, who has scored 188 points in the three-match series, is now just one point behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who leads with 802 points.With Virat Kohli (767) and Rohit Sharma (758) at third and fourth respectively, India has three batsmen in the top five.England’s Joe Root, who was named Player of the Series with an unbeaten 249, jumped four places to eighth. Ben Duckett moved up 11 spots to tie for 19th, and Jacob Bethell moved up 5 spots to 64th.India’s newly appointed T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has moved up two places to 13th in the ODI batting rankings.In terms of bowlers, Kuldeep dropped one place to 11th, with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continuing to lead the way. England fast bowler Jofra Archer moved up to the third spot after taking five wickets in the ODI series against India.