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Road to title no. 3: How can India reach the 2027 World Cup semifinal?

Following a difficult defeat in the previous home championship match, the Indian squad is preparing to contest the upcoming 2027 men's ODI tournament hosted jointly across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Placed inside Group A alongside Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Qualifier A, the team captained by Shubman Gill starts its schedule against defending titleholders Australia on October 7 in Cape Town.

Under the newly structured tournament format, India must secure a top-three finish in Group A—which is expected to require a minimum of three victories—to automatically advance. Subsequently, during the round-robin Super 7 stage, the squad will need to accumulate at least four additional wins to break into the top four positions and reach the semifinals, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill both expected to play crucial roles in this campaign.

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