Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has called for a massive change in the Indian team ahead of the 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Considering Ruturaj Gaikwad's spectacular century and Shreyas Iyer's return, he has vouched for Virat Kohli opening the innings alongside Rohit Sharma.
India have truly dominated the ODI format since the return of their two veterans, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. While Rohit played some significant innings in Australia and got a fifty in the opening game against South Africa, Kohli has scored consecutive hundreds for India in the home series against South Africa.
However, other than these two stars, two other cricketers put on performances a class apart from them: Shreyas Iyer in Australia and now his replacement, Ruturaj Gaikwad, in India. Gaikwad, who recently scored a century, has been notched as an essential part of the Indian playing XI, but with Shreyas Iyer's return, his chances are a major uncertainty.
