# Gavaskar’s provisional India World Cup squad rated 8.5 or 9 out of 10 by Chopra, selectors yet to decide 2026-08-05T23:11:58+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk NDTV Sports reported that former India batter Aakash Chopra, discussing a squad picked by Sunil Gavaskar for the 2027 ODI World Cup, rated the combination 8.5 or 9 out of 10, saying the top five was the same top five as the Champions Trophy. The tournament is 14 months away, and the report attributes to former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin a separate breakdown of players he would pick as certain, possible or unlikely, including naming Bhuvneshwar Kumar a firm choice while leaving Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami undecided. Chopra's summary named the squad discussed, including bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, though no BCCI selector is quoted. Final selection remains with the selectors closer to the tournament. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Chopra's rating and Ashwin's yes-maybe-no list are pundits' opinions rather than confirmed BCCI thinking, and neither should be read as a likely final squad. With 14 months of matches, form and fitness still to play out before the tournament, the specific names discussed could easily change. Ashwin's own marker is nearer: he would have Bhuvneshwar Kumar play first-class cricket and the Vijay Hazare and be primed for South Africa, the nearest thing to a scheduled step in either list. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com Tags: BCCI, Sunil Gavaskar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indias-world-cup-2027-squad-picked-by-sunil-gavaskar-rated-9-10/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indias-world-cup-2027-squad-picked-by-sunil-gavaskar-rated-9-10/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.