several other players will be in contention for the remaining three to four pace slots While Jasprit Bumrah is all but certain to make it. Harshit Rana , Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna , Gurnoor Brar , Mohammed Siraj and even Anshul Kamboj and Auqib Nabi have played ODIs for India recently. The race to make India’s 2027 Cricket World Cup squad will be particularly heated when it comes to the fast bowling spots. Legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin , who won the 2011 World Cup, chimed in on the debate.
Ashwin backed Siraj to be in the squad, but admitted that it is far from a certainty. “The race will be very close. Bumrah is locked in. But the way we have used Siraj, I am not sure if he is a lock. “Arshdeep has performed well, and his left-armer angle will be considered. Gurnoor Brar will be in the race too. Don’t count out Anshul Kamboj. I think they will have to pick and choose. They’ll probably pick based on injuries and performances closer to the tournament.
Because he has the experience in those conditions,” he said, speaking on his Hindi YouTube channel ‘Ash ki Baat’, i hope he is,. he has been in and out of the ODI setup since While Siraj was a regular in India’s playing XI till the 2023 World Cup.
But all of them are in the race for the World Cup squad,” Ashwin further said.
Prasidh Krishna being out injured and Bumrah being rested for Tests has seen several faces get a chance in ODIs in India’s ongoing series against New Zealand. Kamboj grabbed his opportunity and put in a ‘Player of the Match’ performance in the first ODI, while Auqib Nabi picked up his first two wickets in the format in the second game.
