India 2027 World Cup core squad discussion

[rangeelaraja]

South Africa can have the most batting friendly surfaces on the planet when they decide to. 
 

What is our core squad of 15 likely to be ?

I really hope we develop a top 8, that can ensure the team post an average score between 330-350. 
 

I still hate the idea of having shubham gill as captain. But assuming this cannot change - I really hope suryavanshi, Samson Ishan kishan are in the squad of 15. Don’t want Pant there for sure. 
 

 

[G_B_]

Get a feeling sa will make bowler friendly surfaces to keep india in check.

 

Lot of chatter than indian flat surfaces won them the t20 wc. SA groundsman may not follow icc diktat 

[Nikhil_cric]

5 hours ago, rangeelaraja said:

South Africa can have the most batting friendly surfaces on the planet when they decide to. 
 

What is our core squad of 15 likely to be ?

I really hope we develop a top 8, that can ensure the team post an average score between 330-350. 
 

I still hate the idea of having shubham gill as captain. But assuming this cannot change - I really hope suryavanshi, Samson Ishan kishan are in the squad of 15. Don’t want Pant there for sure. 
 

 

No matter how batting friendly, chasing above 330 odd is rare in South African history. 

 

An in places like Paarl, 300 is more than enough. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Manucrick]

23 minutes ago, G_B_ said:

Get a feeling sa will make bowler friendly surfaces to keep india in check.

 

Lot of chatter than indian flat surfaces won them the t20 wc. SA groundsman may not follow icc diktat 

In the last India vs South Africa ODI series in SA they prepared bowling pitches but India trashed them  That was our second string squad  but our oldies and Gill need a flat road. If there is anything on the pitch they will struggle

[StraightDrive26]

14 hours ago, Manucrick said:

In the last India vs South Africa ODI series in SA they prepared bowling pitches but India trashed them  That was our second string squad  but our oldies and Gill need a flat road. If there is anything on the pitch they will struggle

SA T20 pitches aren't different either. India scored 283 last time they played a series there. The ODI pitches had something in them for the bowlers and SA were beaten badly in the series. No team in the world have batting to combat bowling surfaces, not even the hosts. When you look at the SA team, their batters are hitters as well. England got bowled out for a 100 against India in 2022 when the pitch had something in it for the bowlers. I feel may be NZ team might be suited to play on such surfaces but rest of the world cannot. I feel the pitches in SA will be fair with bounce but will be good to bat on. Don't think the ball is going to seam too much because such pitches can be a lottery with toss playing a crucial part. India will do reasonably well as our bowling will be good enough to take advantage of such pitches as well. 

[Ultimate_Game]

18 hours ago, Manucrick said:

In the last India vs South Africa ODI series in SA they prepared bowling pitches but India trashed them  That was our second string squad  but our oldies and Gill need a flat road. If there is anything on the pitch they will struggle

 

That's where Sai played so well. Was very impressed by him the way he handled those conditions.

[tapandrun]

The sa vs ind Odi series 2023/24 <-- Should be taken with bags of salt. It was a series where both Ind and Sa sent their B or experimental side.

 

It was nothing more that a A tour., Here is the list of SA bowlers game by game only notable pacer is burger who is not even regular in sa side .

And if Ind is taking result of this series v.seriously then Avesh was 2nd heights wkt taker in that series 

 

Highest run getter was Zorzi with 220 runs and Sai was second with 127 runs.

 

 

This was SA bowling line up:::

game 3:

 

• Nandre Burger
• Wiaan Mulder
• Keshav Maharaj
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Andile Phehlukwayo

Game2 :

 

• Nandre Burger
• Lizaad Williams
• Beuran Hendricks
• Wiaan Mulder
• Keshav Maharaj
• Aiden Markram

Gsme 1:

 

• Nandre Burger
• Wiaan Mulder
• Keshav Maharaj
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Andile Phehlukwayo

 

 

As for Odi wc the pitches will be batter friendly, it has been in SA for along time now in white-ball. Avg 1st inning total in lst 3-4 yrs is nearly 290 in SA.

Ind lacks both pace bowlers and batting line-up for the upcoming Odi wc.

 

There is not just one but multiple issue with Ind Odi side and its preparation for the upcoming Odi wc.

-- Aging core of the batting line-up, <-- Rohit is biggest concern

--Do nt have 4/5 Fast bowlers 

--All Rh batting line-up

--Lack of fire power in the batting line-up  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Manucrick]

3 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

That's where Sai played so well. Was very impressed by him the way he handled those conditions.

Yes sai did really well i am pretty sure rohit Gill can't handle sa pitch prime rohit complete failure in sa

[Ultimate_Game]

30 minutes ago, Manucrick said:

Yes sai did really well i am pretty sure rohit Gill can't handle sa pitch prime rohit complete failure in sa

 

I would back Sooryavanshi to play the Rohit role. The guy is a freak!

[mikeypbadana86]

On 5/20/2026 at 1:02 AM, Ultimate_Game said:

 

I would back Sooryavanshi to play the Rohit role. The guy is a freak!

Gambhir may do 'jayasuriya of 1996' on sooryavanshi and may push for his selection. Selectors may use this as an excuse to put preassure on rohit as well. 

[test fan]

So IPL tamasha about to finish let's talks about real cricket .. we need to build a Solid team for odi and test cricket . Test cricket m bhut Ganda hal hai team ka . 

[Ultimate_Game]

24 minutes ago, mikeypbadana86 said:

Gambhir may do 'jayasuriya of 1996' on sooryavanshi and may push for his selection. Selectors may use this as an excuse to put preassure on rohit as well. 

 

Hope he does that as our ODI team is jaded and desperately needs an injection of youth

[Suhaan]

Sir Jadeja nahi toh team nahi ,world cup nahi

[Austin 3:!6]

4 hours ago, test fan said:

So IPL tamasha about to finish let's talks about real cricket .. we need to build a Solid team for odi and test cricket . Test cricket m bhut Ganda hal hai team ka . 

 

King ko wapis lana chahiye test kirkut me

 

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

King ko wapis lana chahiye test kirkut me

 

England won't pick him

[vvvslaxman]

On 5/19/2026 at 3:00 AM, G_B_ said:

Get a feeling sa will make bowler friendly surfaces to keep india in check.

 

Lot of chatter than indian flat surfaces won them the t20 wc. SA groundsman may not follow icc diktat 

No They can't. ICC makes the pitches. Besides it is a financial disaster making pitches which are too spicy. 

[singhvivek141]

I am not expecting many radical changes in the ODI squad

Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Iyer/Tilak, KL (wk), Pandya, Jadeja, Washy, Arshdeep, Siraj, Bumrah.

 

I am pretty sure 9/11 players will be from the above team

Remaining will be between Kuldeep, Axar, Shivam/Reddy and maybe Sanju/Kishan as backup keeper

 

Concerns

1. Age of Kohli & Rohit

2. Mental limitations of KL

3. Physical limitations of Pandya

4. No pace bowling option apart from Siraj, Bumrah, Arsh

 

If no Tilak, then we will again have a righty dominated team till no 6...dont think Jadeja experiment up the order will be used often. GG loves to pack the team with allrounders who can bat deep.

[putrevus]

Keeping useless guys like Sai and Sundar out of the team should be first priority. There is no upside in either of them. It was moronic to select guy like Sai to test team in the first place.He proved he cannot bat against pace nor he can bat against spin in tests.

 

Get Vaibhav and Tilak into the squad.

 

Karthik Tyagi should be in contention.

Edited May 30 by putrevus

[singhvivek141]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Keeping useless guys like Sai and Sundar out of the team should be first priority. There is no upside in either of them. It was moronic to select guy like Sai to test team in the first place.He proved he cannot bat against pace nor he can bat against spin in tests.

 

Get Vaibhav and Tilak into the squad.

 

Karthik Tyagi should be in contention.

Let the poor chaps like him Ashok Sharma and all go to Australia or SA.

They have a better future there.

India will represent the malnourished losers who will bowl at 130k 

[bowl_out]

Expect the same top 6 as the WC'23

Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Shreyas, KL, Hardik.

 

Don't see anything changing.

 

Would like to see Sooryavanshi, Sai, Jaiswal at least tried out in interim ODI tours