Aakash Chopra says Anshul Kamboj is slightly ahead of Auqib Nabi for 2027 World Cup spot
Former India player Aakash Chopra said Anshul Kamboj is slightly ahead of Auqib Nabi in the race to become India's seam-bowling all-rounder at No. 8 for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Former India player Aakash Chopra said Anshul Kamboj is slightly ahead of Auqib Nabi in the race to become India's seam-bowling all-rounder at No. 8 for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Harshit Rana remains the frontrunner but has been sidelined by injury.
Kamboj and Nabi each played one match in the recent West Indies ODI series. Chopra noted that the sample size is small but Kamboj showed more from an ODI cricket perspective.
Chopra said Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna are virtual certainties in the bowling attack. He added that Gurnoor Brar and Mohammed Siraj could compete for a potential fifth frontline seamer's spot.
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Chopra's assessment places Kamboj ahead despite both players having identical one-match samples, suggesting the decision may rest on unquantified technical attributes rather than statistical evidence.