Former India batter Aakash Chopra has opined that the 24-year-old star would not be selected for the ODI World Cup 2027, scheduled to take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Yashasvi Jaiswal , a Test regular for India, stays out of the nation’s white-ball teams despite coming up with impressive and consistent performances. The southpaw has even started training to learn wicketkeeping skills in order to make a place for himself, but such is the combination of the teams in the white-ball formats that Jaiswal continues to wait for his chance.
“I am a little 50-50 about Yashasvi. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has already announced the schedule for the Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2027, with India set to open their group-stage campaign against defending champions Australia in Cape Town on October 7. Because when the tournament starts, the conditions will be good for the fast bowlers,” Chopra said, i am saying that.
He is not even in the team currently, and since Ishan Kishan does the job of a backup opener and keeper, the team thinks about taking an extra all-rounder or fast bowler in such a scenario. They might take a batter less,” he added. Meanwhile, the former India batter backed Nitish Reddy to find a place in the team for the mega event. “If you keep Nitish Kumar Reddy, you would have to keep a spin-bowling all-rounder out. It could be Washington Sundar .
