IndiaThe last defeat in Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia It has raised the curtain on some serious questions regarding the future of Indian cricket. One of these important things is the future leadership of the team. People inside and outside the cricket community have raised the issue of looking beyond the leadership of the current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. However, his recent failures against New Zealand And the 3-1 defeat by Australia in the 2024-25 BGT makes questions about his leadership more relevant than ever.
Sunil Gavaskar talks about who should be the next captain of the Indian team
Former Indian captain and legend Sunil Gavaskar He had some interesting thoughts about the leadership role within the Indian team. Gavaskar, who was in Australia covering the 5-match Test series as a broadcaster, recently highlighted the Indian player who has the character of a captain 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 their job and why they are in the national team. But he doesn't seem to put pressure on anyone. And with the fast bowlers, he was very impressive. Standing in the middle, in the middle. And every time he was on hand.” The hand to tell them and guide them I thought he was absolutely fantastic and I wouldn't be surprised if he takes over very soon. Gavaskar said Channel7 He talks about it Jasprit Bumrah.
Additionally, Gavaskar pointed out why he believes Bumrah is the ideal person to lead the Indian team and the qualities he carries as a person which are crucial in a player to become the captain of the team.
“He could be the next guy. I think he'll be the next guy. Because he leads from the front. He's got a very good air about him. The air of a leader. But not someone who's going to put pressure on you. Sometimes you have leaders who put a lot of pressure on you.” Gavaskar concluded.
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The Indian star has scored 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 performed exceptionally well 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 final Test match after skipper Rohit chose to rule himself out of the match in Sydney. Bumrah continued his exceptional form in Sydney and took 2 crucial wickets in the Australian first innings. However, the Indian player was unable to continue bowling for his team on the third day of the match due to a back spasm. This proved to be detrimental to the visitors as Australia managed a target of 162 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets to win the series.
