‘He Has Shown Leadership Qualities’: Chief Selector Agarkar Drops Major Hint on Next India Captain

The retirement of Rohit Sharma from the T20Is has led to immense buzz as cricket fans have one question in their minds as they reckon that after him, who can lead the national cricket team. Rohit came off a successful T20 World Cup campaign and announced his retirement soon after Virat Kohli, with Ravindra Jadeja also stepping down. As team India heads towards the beginning of a new era under Gautam Gambhir, a new captain could be crowned down the road, and his grooming needs to begin now. Amid the chatter on who could succeed Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar hinted at the person who could do it efficiently.

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BCCI Chief Selector hints upon Rohit Sharma's potential successor as captain of Team India

While speaking to the media during Gautam Gambhir's first briefing as the head coach, BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar touched upon Shubman Gill's potential as a cricketer, indicating that the management wants a player who will learn under Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav's leadership and that they don't want to be left hanging in case of an injury.

"[Shubman] Gill is a three-format player. He has shown decent leadership qualities. We want someone who can learn. We don’t want a situation where we start looking for a captain when injuries or a loss of form happen," The BCCI Chief selector said at the press conference in Mumbai.

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Shubman Gill was exceptionally good for Team India when they faced off against Zimbabwe in the five-match T20I series. It was Gill's maiden captaincy stint for the national side after his skills were on display when he led the IPL's Gujarat Titans in the 2024 season. Under Shubman's captaincy, Team India went 4-1 at Harare, and they had no senior players available as they were rested after taking part in the T20 World Cup. Despite the shocking win by Zimbabwe in the inaugural match, India came back strong and secured the wins to bag the lead and eventually win the series on a high note.

The Sri Lanka tour is almost upon us as the players are officially departing to the Island nation for the white-ball series. Gill will receive the chance to learn under the wings of SKY and Rohit as they compete against the Asian Cricket Giants.