Sunil Gavaskar names next captain of Indian team after Rohit Sharma

Indiathe recent defeat to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia has lifted the curtain on some serious questions regarding the future of Indian cricket. Such an important aspect is the future leadership of the team. People in the cricket community and beyond have raised the question of looking beyond the leadership of the current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. However, his recent failures against new zealand and a 1-3 thrashing of Australia in BGT 2024-25 has made questions about his leadership more pertinent than ever.

Sunil Gavaskar explains who should be the next captain of the Indian team

Ancient Indian pattern and legend Sunil Gavaskar had some interesting thoughts on the role of leadership within the Indian team. Gavaskar, who was in Australia covering the 5-match Test series as an announcer, recently highlighted the Indian player who, according to him, has a leader’s personality and is therefore fit to be the next captain of the ‘Indian cricket team.

“With Bumrah, you can see that he expects others to do what their job is and why they are in the squad. But it doesn’t seem to pressure anyone. And with the fast bowlers, he has been absolutely brilliant. Standing in the middle, in the middle. He was always available to explain and guide them. I think he was absolutely brilliant and I wouldn’t be surprised if he takes over very soon.” Gavaskar continued Channel 7 speaking of jasprit bumrah.

Gavaskar further pointed out why he believes Bumrah is the perfect person to lead the Indian team and the qualities he has as a person that are crucial for a player to become the team’s captain.

“He could be the next man. I think he will be the next man. Because he leads from the front. He has a very good air about him. The air of a leader. But not someone who puts pressure on you. Sometimes you have captains who put a lot of pressure on you “. Gavaskar concluded.

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History of the Indian star as a captain

The 31-year-old Indian pacer recently led the Indian team during the first Test match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. The Indian team had an outstanding performance in the Test Match and won convincingly against the Australians by 295 runs. Bumrah was called upon to captain the side for the second time during the last Test match after skipper Rohit opted to sit out the match in Sydney. Bumrah continued his outstanding performance in Sydney and picked up 2 crucial wickets in the Australian first innings. However, the Indian pacer could not continue bowling for his team on the third day of the match due to a back spasm. This proved detrimental to the visitors as Australia chased down the target of 162 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets to win the series.

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