Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, however, does not want to rule out Rishabh Pant too early from the 2027 ODI World Cup contention. Ashwin, through his YouTube channel, mentions that it will be too early to predict Ishan Kishan’s future after watching his flamboyant batting against a weak Afghanistan bowling attack.
Ashwin says that for the ODI World Cup 2026, KL Rahul could be the first-choice keeper-batter, and the competition will be for the second-choice keeper. For the second spot, the competition is currently between Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant. Kishan is currently ahead of Pant in comparison to their current forms.
Ashwin tries to end the debate for now
“KL Rahul will be the first-choice keeper, and Ishan Kishan can probably get a boarding pass as the backup for the World Cup. But I don't think it's fair to let go of Rishabh Pant this early, considering the World Cup will be in South Africa. Pant has performed decently in the middle order in ODIs. Kishan played an outstanding knock, but let's not jump the gun”, Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
“The attack Afghanistan has got here is not a bowling attack at all. It's a sub-standard attack, if we are realistic about it. To print Kishan's boarding pass to South Africa for the World Cup on the back of smashing Afghanistan will be wrong. It's too early to make such a call,” he added.
Ashwin asks more from Washington Sundar
“Washington Sundar is getting an extended run and plenty of opportunities under the Gautam Gambhir regime. They are backing him a lot. He has produced a few excellent performances in Tests. But I just feel he needs to produce a little bit more,” Ashwin mentioned.
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