Who would be the subsequent India captain? After the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which India misplaced 1-3, that’s the greatest query in Indian cricket corridors. India captain Rohit Sharma, after dropping himself from the final Check of the sequence, bravely declared that he simply stood down and is not going anyplace. However then, India will not play one other Check till June (in England). By then, the following World Check Championship cycle would have began. Whether or not the BCCI selectors will retain Rohit because the captain is the query.
Former India star Mohammad Kaif has stated that BCCI mustn’t make ‘golden goose’ Jasprit Bumrah the captain. “BCCI shd suppose twice earlier than appointing Bumrah as full time captain. He must solely concentrate on taking wkts and staying match. Added management accountability, getting carried away in warmth of second can lead to accidents and shorten an impressive profession. Do not kill the golden goose,” he wrote on X.
Nevertheless, Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar stated he will not be stunned if fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah takes over because the aspect’s Check captain in close to future, citing that he does not pressurise gamers a lot when he is been on the helm of the crew. In India’s current 3-1 defeat to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah captained the guests’ in two video games, one among which was a 295-run sequence opening match in Perth. “He would be the subsequent man, as a result of he leads from the entrance. He is received an excellent air about him, the air of a frontrunner, however he is not someone who’s going to place stress on you. Typically you will have captains who put lots of stress on you.
“With Bumrah you may see that he expects the others to do what their job is, why they’re within the nationwide crew, however he does not appear to pressurise anyone. With the quick bowlers, he is been completely good, standing at mid-off, mid-on, and each time simply being at hand to inform them. I feel he was completely good, and I will not be stunned if he takes over very quickly,” stated Gavaskar on Channel Seven on Wednesday.
Efficiency clever, Bumrah was the star of India’s tour, selecting 32 wickets in 5 matches at a median of 13.06 and a strike fee 28.37 to clinch Participant of the Sequence award. Gavaskar felt issues may have been barely totally different in Sydney for India if Bumrah had bowled within the fourth innings of the match.
Bumrah did not bowl in India’s defence of 162 towards Australia as a consequence of a again spasm. “From the opposite finish, it appeared a bit of bit simpler to bat, and I feel India in all probability suffered from the truth that they did not have a first-change bowler like Australia had – Pat Cummins after which (Scott) Boland coming in to bowl.
“So there was assist for the opening bowlers. Bumrah, sadly, was just about combating a lone battle. What a distinction it might have made if Bumrah was obtainable to bowl in that remaining innings in Sydney. Even an early spell of 4 or 5 overs, who is aware of which means the match would have gone.”
With IANS inputs
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