Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:56 PM IST
Summary
Chetan Sharma has said that Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul will be groomed for captaincy in future. Till now Pant’s record as captain is the best among these three.
Pant, Bumrah and Rahul will be groomed as future captains
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Along with announcing the ODI and T20 team against Sri Lanka, the Indian selection committee has also made Rohit Sharma the captain of the ODI team. Now 34-year-old Rohit has become the captain of the Indian team in all three formats. Along with giving Rohit the command of the Test team, selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma has said that Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Lokesh Rahul will be groomed for the captaincy under his supervision. Among these three players, Pant is the only one who has a better record as captain.
Jasprit Bumrah has not captained till now and Rahul’s captaincy record is nothing special. He has captained the Indian team in four matches and in all India had to face defeat. At the same time, in the IPL too, he has not left much impact with his captaincy.
Rahul disappointed so far
Rahul has disappointed with his captaincy so far. He has captained the Indian team in one Test and three ODIs in South Africa tour. Indian team lost all these matches. It was not that Rahul had found the team weak or that the African players were in great rhythm, but Rahul could not make an impact as captain in all four matches.
In IPL also he has captained Punjab Kings in two seasons. In both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Punjab’s team was at the sixth position in the points table. He has never captained in Ranji Trophy or List A cricket. In such a situation, it would be wrong to expect better performance from them.
Bumrah has no experience
Talking about Jasprit Bumrah, he has no experience of captaincy. Bumrah has neither captained any team in domestic cricket nor IPL. In Indian cricket, the practice of giving captaincy to the bowlers is non-existent. Captaincy has been given very little especially to the fast bowlers. Apart from Kapil Dev, no other fast bowler has done anything special as India’s captain. On the other hand, Anil Kumble was the last captain of India, who was a bowler and he has a good record.
Pant can be a better captain
Rishabh Pant could be the future captain of India. The age of 24-year-old Pant is still very young and he has a better record as a captain. While captaining Delhi, he took his team to the playoffs. Apart from this, he is also a wicketkeeper, which helps in setting the field and talking to the bowlers. He has learned a lot from Dhoni and Kohli and Rohit can groom him as the captain of the future.