The preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026 are in full swing, but the management has also created a roadmap for the 2027 ODI World Cup as well. The prestigious fifty-over event in South Africa is two years away, but Gautam Gambhir and his coaching unit have already identified a big pool of 30 players that they want to experiment with and finalise the final 15.
India are looking to head to the World Cup under the leadership of Shubman Gill. However, the out of scheme players are also trying their best to fit in the team, and the Vijay Hazare Trophy has presented the perfect opportunity for them. BCCI’s premier fifty-over event is underway, and three rounds have been completed.
Several big names, uncapped stars, are doing exceptionally well in the league, but have actually posed selection headaches for the BCCI. Therefore, this article will shed light on a few selection headaches for the apex cricket board of India.
1. Dhruv Jurel a headache for Pant The ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 has been great for Dhruv Jurel. The right-handed batter has amassed 307 runs in three innings, which includes a century and two fifty-plus scores.
Jurel has played in Tests and T20Is for India, but has yet to play in the fifty-over format. However, Jurel’s magnificent form is a headache for Rishabh Pant as the southpaw fears losing the no.2 keeper-batter spot to Jurel.
At present, KL Rahul is a certainty in the ODI set-up, and Rishabh Pant as the second option in the pecking order. However, now the management might be forced to scratch their head and look at Jurel over Pant as the backup keeper.
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2. Rinku Singh on a different level Rinku Singh has also taken the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy by storm. The UP captain has donned the finisher’s role perfectly as the southpaw has scored 236 runs in three innings, averaging 118.00. Most importantly, he has batted with a strike rate of 134.86.
Rinku has played three games and slammed two fifties and a century against Chandigarh. Therefore, the selectors cannot ignore Rinku’s contribution and can actually push him as a finisher in the fifty-over format as well.
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3. Devdutt Padikkal takes the league by storm RCB star batter has proved his critics wrong who labelled his IPL 2025 heroics as a fluke. The southpaw is enjoying a golden phase as he has scored 293 runs in three innings, amassing two centuries. Notably, India already have a lot of players for the opening spot, but the kind of performance Padikkal is putting up, it would be hard to ignore him if he continues to perform this way for the rest of the tournament.
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4. Ramakrishna Ghosh breathes fire Another star player who is doing rounds with the ball is Maharashtra’s Ramakrishna Ghosh. The CSK-retained star seamer has taken 13 wickets in three innings and is the leading wicket-taker in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
He further hogged the headlines as he took a seven-wicket haul against Himachal Pradesh.
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Dhruv Jurel and Rinku Singh - (Source: @ScreenGrab/X.Com)
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