NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and ex-head coach Ravi Shastri has advocated for a forward-thinking method in deciding on India’s subsequent Check captain after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format. Rohit just lately stepped away from Check cricket however confirmed that he’ll proceed to play ODIs. He had earlier retired from T20 internationals after main India to the 2024 T20 World Cup title within the West Indies.Talking on The ICC Evaluate, Shastri shared his perspective on the continued dialogue surrounding the vacant Check captaincy.In a dialog with host Sanjana Ganesan, Shastri emphasised the necessity for a future-oriented mindset and suggested towards burdening India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah with management duties.“See for me, Jasprit would have been the plain selection after Australia,” Shastri stated.“However I don’t need Jasprit to be made captain and then you definately lose him as a bowler.”Shastri highlighted Bumrah’s latest battle with a again damage that he sustained through the remaining Border-Gavaskar Trophy match in Sydney. The damage sidelined him for nearly three months, from early January to April, forcing him to overlook India’s triumphant ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marketing campaign.“I believe he (Bumrah) has to take his physique one sport at a time. He is coming again now after a severe damage,” Shastri famous.“He’ll have performed IPL cricket, which is four-over cricket. Now will come the take a look at of bowling 10 overs, 15 overs. And the very last thing you need is a few strain on his thoughts being captain as properly.”
As a substitute of placing additional duty on Bumrah, Shastri backed Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant as appropriate candidates for Check captaincy, stressing the significance of age and longevity.“You groom anyone and I might say Shubman’s appeared excellent. Give him the chance. He is 25, 26 years of age, even give him time,” Shastri stated.“There’s Rishabh as properly. I believe these two are the plain ones I am taking a look at due to their age and so they have a decade forward of them. So, allow them to be taught.”Shastri additionally identified that with Rohit and Virat Kohli just lately stepping away from the Check format, the staff should look forward, additional bolstering the case for Gill or Pant.Each gamers include management expertise, having captained their IPL franchises — Gill with Gujarat Titans and Pant with Delhi Capitals.“They have expertise as captains, now, captaining their franchise and that makes a distinction,” Shastri famous.“The little I’ve seen of Shubman seems very fascinating. Composed, calm, he has all of the qualities,” stated Shastri, praising the temperament of the top-ranked batter within the ICC ODI Participant Rankings.Addressing considerations about Gill’s efficiency abroad, Shastri dismissed the criticism outright.
“You individuals will speak he is not scored runs abroad. You realize, that subject all the time comes, not scored runs abroad,” he stated.“Typically I inform them, go and see your individual file, how a lot have you ever executed abroad? Abroad, abroad, let him play, let him get a run abroad, then he’ll rating runs. He is a category participant.”Gill, who has already served as India’s vice-captain in ODIs, additionally captained the nationwide facet in a T20I sequence in Zimbabwe. India gained the sequence 4-1, with Gill scoring 170 runs throughout 5 innings at a strike price of 125.92, together with a highest rating of 66 within the third T20I — a match India gained by 23 runs.“He has a decade of cricket forward of him for the nation,” Shastri stated.“And I am certain he’ll get cracking in one of many excursions, he’ll make up for all these runs he is not acquired on earlier.”
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