Who's next?: Rohit Sharma retires, now who will become next India captain? A look at 4 top candidate

Everyone is jubilant as Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, achieved a historic victory at the Kensington Oval over South Africa, who looked to be in control. The guys in blue managed to steal the victory from the Aiden Markram-led team despite their best efforts to hold onto it. It ended their nearly ten-year title drought. But as they win the World Cup title, the Team's skipper, Rohit Sharma, has announced right after Virat Kohli made the revelation public. As Rohit steps down as the skipper of the T20Is, all eyes will be on the man who will take over the spot. Let's take a look at the potential choices for the next-in-line T20I skipper.

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Top four contenders who could replace Rohit Sharma as the T20I skipper as he retires from the format

Rohit Sharma has officially announced his retirement from the T20Is, and it may indicate that time is closing up on his international career. One of the biggest questions is looming on who will be the skipper as Rohit departs. As India enjoys the T20 World Cup title win, let's take a look at the potential four candidates who could effectively succeed Rohit and fluently lead the side.

1. Hardik Pandya: It may look like an obvious choice, as Hardik's temperament and skills as an all-rounder will help out the team's dynamics. Pandya is effectively serving as the skipper, and his latest form in the T20 World Cup will imply that he was one of the team's biggest for the team to lift the title. He has effectively led the side in high-octane situations in the past, and he could be the first-class pick to take over Rohit.

2. Jasprit Bumrah: Bumrah was the go-to man in this year's T20 World Cup as the elite pacer delivered when Team India needed him the most. However, Bumrah lacks experience in terms of captaincy and he needs to lead the team in a top series or tournament to keep his name in contention.

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3. Rishabh Pant: After making an incredible recovery from the terrifying car accident, Rishabh Pant had a fantastic start to the campaign. Pant is still the perfect choice to take Rohit's place as the new T20I captain, and he would be the second favourite behind Pandya, even though he appeared to have faded towards the conclusion of the campaign.

4. Shreyas Iyer: While this may look like an unusual pick, Shreyas Iyer's skills in his comeback season during the IPL 2024 were nothing less than spectacular. If Gautam Gambhir is the man who succeeds Rahul Dravid, the probability of bringing back Iyer into the national fold will be at an all-time high, and he could be back and lead the side as the T20I skipper.