Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane named Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and uncapped Mayank Yadav as his preferred five pacers for India's 2027 World Cup, excluding Harshit Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Gurnoor Brar. The BCCI selection committee under Pragyan Ojha faces debate, especially over Mayank's inexperience and injury history.