After Indias dominant showing in the ODI series against South Africa, former spinner Harbhajan Singh has thrown his weight behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup. Harbhajan believes the two senior batters should be first two names on the team sheet given their recent form. Both players delivered standout performances in the series - Rohit Sharma struck brilliant half-centuries in the first and third ODIs, while Virat Kohli smashed consecutive centuries in Ranchi and Raipur before adding a fluent fifty in Visakhapatnam.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan Singh urged the Indian team management - led by head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar - to value experience as much as fresh talent. He cautioned that prioritizing youth at the cost of seasoned players lose experience in the pursuit of youth could hurt India in high-pressure games.
Are there bigger and better players than Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli? So you shouldnt sideline them, but instead think about how to build the team around them. If you lose experience in the pursuit of youth, then it can be a problem from time to time in big matches. So they must play, and this will be a big World Cup because after that, its possible theyll never play another World Cup, he said.
