Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his views on how India should shape their playing XI for the ODI World Cup 2027. According to him, the team should go with one main spinner along with a spin-bowling all-rounder to keep batting depth and flexibility in mind.
Speaking on his YouTube show Ash ki Baat, Ashwin explained why keeping two specialist spinners could create problems for the team combination. He said, “If you are playing two spinners, Kuldeep and Varun, then either of them have to be your number eight. So it is difficult to play two spinners. You can have them in the squad. But then what about the spin batter you want in Axar, Jadeja, or Sundar. You can have two spinners, but one has to be someone who can bat. So India has to decide where to go. I think you can take only one specialist spinner.”
Ashwin also spoke about Varun Chakravarthy’s role and said, “And I am still saying the lesser you expose Varun, the better. You have to use him properly. The novelty factor has to stay. I also liked how they rested him now too and dealt with it.”
Ashwin also praised young Abhishek Sharma and asked him to focus more on bowling. Ashwin said, “Abhishek has skill as a bowler. He has more variety as well. He has huge potential.” He highlighted how batters often ignore bowling and added, “But a lot of batters start working less on their bowling because it affects the volume of their batting. But I hope that does not happen.”
Ashwin further explained, “Bowling an over or two in T20s is different from bowling in ODIs. I hope Abhishek takes his bowling seriously because he can contribute and be a good spin-bowling all-rounder for India in the future.”
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