'Don't make changes': Yuvraj Singh's warning to Gautam Gambhir as Sanju Samson's India future splits opinion

'Don't make changes': Yuvraj's World Cup warning as Sanju Samson's India future splits opinion

With the 2027 World Cup on the horizon, India's former greats have wasted no time in telling Gautam Gambhir and the team management exactly what they think.

Yuvraj Singh, the hero of India's 2011 triumph, has issued a clear warning ahead of the tournament: don't tinker with the combination.

"Don't make changes," Yuvraj said in his message to Gambhir and the management.

The most heated debate, though, surrounds Sanju Samson. Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has posed one big question about the wicketkeeper-batter's India future, asking why "no one understands his position", while another ex-India cricketer has gone as far as to say he "pities" Samson, slamming Gambhir and the management over their handling of teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Off the field, Sunil Gavaskar has urged the BCCI to make a big change of its own, naming Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for a key role in Indian cricket.

And in a poignant reflection, veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has revealed why his hopes of an India recall have faded, admitting, "This was my last World Cup."

With legends, pundits and players all piling in, the debate over India's direction under Gambhir shows no sign of quietening down any time soon.