NEW DELHI The ancient opening of India Abhinav Mukund has picked his 15-man Indian squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting selection choices.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, supported the veteran opener. Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation about his ODI future. However, Saint Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to make the cut. The former cricketer introduced his team on ESPNcricinfo’s YouTube channel.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya included
Mukund has gone with a mix of experience and youth, while putting his faith in a pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.boats: : 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 closes on world number 1
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill has moved within striking distance of the 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 now just one rating point behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who leads the rankings with 802 points.Virat Kohli (767) and Rohit Sharma (758) are placed 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 new 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, with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continuing to lead the rankings. England fast bowler Jofra Archer climbed to third after taking five wickets against India in the ODI series.