Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 26 -- India's preparations for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 start taking shape with the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, through which the side will look to figure out their strongest possible squad going into the tournament.

Despite South Africa being famous for pace and bounce, a steady tweaker in the line-up has the capacity of making a difference, as the left-arm spin of Keshav Maharaj and Bjorn Fortuin proved against Australia recently in Durban.

In Ravindra Jadeja, returning to the format for the first time since January, India have their own wily left-arm spinner capable of controlling the scoring rate, while also outfoxing the batters.

And India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak reckons that...