Former Team India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels that for veteran players such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami, the challenge will be to get regular game time to prove their match fitness before the ODI World Cup 2027.

While speaking to Revsportz, Irfan said, "Talking about these professional cricketers, whose only focus is to play cricket for now, the biggest challenge for them would be playing regularly and staying fit."

"Virat is going to play IPL only, and then whenever there is first-class cricket, but just to play and not to prove anything. So, continuing the game time will not be an easy task," he added.