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Robin Uthappa names his 15-man India squad for 2027 ODI World Cup
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has named his ideal 15-player squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Uthappa's squad includes uncapped opener…
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has named his ideal 15-player squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Uthappa's squad includes uncapped opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has not played an ODI for India since January 2022.
Uthappa selected Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Sooryavanshi as openers, with Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul in the middle order. Sanju Samson is included as a backup wicketkeeper who can also play as a finisher or opener. The spin and all-round department features Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav, while the pace attack is led by Jasprit Bumrah alongside Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, and Kumar.
"If these 15 play over the next one year, it will be perfect prep," Uthappa said, calling the group a "bomb squad." The tournament is over a year away, and India will aim to win their third World Cup title after losing the 2023 final.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sources report Robin Uthappa's proposed 2027 ODI World Cup squad without any editorial judgement. The coverage is uniform straight reporting of his picks and reasoning. The genuine surprise is the inclusion of uncapped opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who last played an ODI in 2022. The omission of players like Suryakumar Yadav or Rishabh Pant is noted but not framed as controversial. Readers should treat this as one former player's opinion, not a BCCI blueprint. The next step is to watch whether these players get consistent ODI game time in the 12 months leading to the tournament.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesnownews.com (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
