Rohit Sharma IN; Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma OUT: Former India cricketer picks India squad for ODI World Cup 2027

NEW DELHI Former India spinner Abhinav Mukund has selected his 15-member India squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup and made some interesting decisions.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, backed veteran Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation over his ODI future. However, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal did not make the cut.The former cricketer introduced his team on ESPNcricinfo’s YouTube channel.

Including Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya

Mukund departed with a mix of experience and youth, putting his faith in a pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Dough: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas IyerGoalkeepers: KL Rahul, Ishan KishanVersatileCast: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington SundarSpinner: Kuldeep YadavPacers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Gurnoor Brar.

Gill is approaching world number one

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill has moved within touching distance of the No.1 spot in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released after the England series.Gill has scored 188 runs in the three-match series and is now just one point behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell who leads the charts with 802 points.Virat Kohli (767) and Rohit Sharma (758) are third and fourth respectively, giving India three batsmen 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 the bowlers, Kuldeep slipped one place to 11th, and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continues to lead the rankings. England fast bowler Jofra Archer climbed to the third spot after taking five wickets in the ODI series against India.

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