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There are not many ODIs planned before 2027 ODI WC and as per former India skipper Anil Kumble, they better take things 'year by year.' The players were recently named in India's squad for Australia ODIs which begin October 19.
The debate around Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's participation in ODI World Cup 2027 is getting hotter with the each passing day. The players were recently named in India's squad for Australia ODIs which begin October 19. With both of them retired from Tests and T20Is, the Australia ODIs would be the first time they will play competitive cricket since India's title-winning 2025 Champions Trophy campaign. There are not many ODIs planned before 2027 ODI WC and as per former India skipper Anil Kumble, they better take things 'year by year.'
"They have done so much for Indian cricket over the years You don't know if… yes, in their heads, they have been thinking of 2027 (World Cup), but it’s still a couple of years from now. There are matches ahead; all they need to do is go out there and enjoy themselves. I don’t think they need to think too far ahead in terms of 2027.Both these guys have the experience; ideally, you’d want them to be part of the line-up, but it’s better to take things year by year," Kumble said while talking to JioHotstar on the sidelines of India vs West Indies second Test in Delhi.
India ODI squad vs Australia: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal
India T20I squad vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar
India vs Australia ODI schedule: 1st ODI on Oct 19 (Perth), 2nd ODI on Oct 23 (Adelaide), 3rd ODI on Oct 25 (Sydney)
India vs Australia T20I schedule: 1st T20I on Oct 29 (Canberra), 2nst T20I on Oct 31 (Melbourne), 3rd T20I on Nov 2 (Hobart), 4th T20I on Nov 6 (Gold Coast), 5th T20I on Nov 8 (Brisbane)