Rohit Sharma SA; Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma OUT: Ex-India cricketer picks India squad for 2027 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

NEW DELHI Former India opener Abhinav Mukund has selected his 15-man India squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting selection choices.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, backed the veteran opener Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation 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 included

Mukund comes with a combination of experience and youth, while putting his faith in a fast attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Batters: 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 closed out World No. 1

On the other hand, Shubman Gill moved far to No. 1 spot in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released after the England series.Gill scored 188 runs in the three-match series and is just one rating point behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who leads the rankings with 802 points.Virat Kohli (767) and Rohit Sharma (758) placed third and fourth, giving India three batters in the top five.England’s Joe Root, who was named Player of the Series after scoring an unbeaten 249 runs, jumped four places to eighth. Ben Duckett climbed 11 places to joint-19th, while Jacob Bethell climbed five places to 64th.India’s newly appointed T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has moved up two places to 13th in the ODI batting rankings.Among bowlers, Kuldeep has slipped one place to 11th, with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continuing to lead the rankings. England fast bowler Jofra Archer moved up to third after taking five wickets against India in the ODI series.