Veteran opener Sunil Gavaskar has named fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah as the next captain of the Indian Test team. The 75-year-old Gavaskar told Channel 7- 'I think he can be the next guy (captain). Because it leads. There is a good image in him, which is in a leader.'
Bumrah led Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the first and last matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the first match played in Perth, the Indian team won by 295 runs. When he had to lose 6 wickets in the Sydney Test. Australia won the series 3-1.
Bumrah captaincy contender Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket taker in the 5 test match series against Australia. He took 32 wickets. For this he was also selected as the player of the tournament. Bumrah's strong performance in the BGT has made him one of the contenders for the captaincy.
Rohit Sharma's captaincy is in danger Rohit Sharma's captaincy is under threat after losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as he has not been able to score runs for some time now. Rohit scored only 31 runs in BGT. In such a situation, there is a demand to remove him from the captaincy. Amidst this demand, Gavaskar has given a statement.
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He (Bumrah) can be the next guy (captain). I think he will be the next guy (captain). Because, it leads. Within it is the image of a leader. He (Bumrah) is not someone who can put pressure on you. Sometimes you have captains who put a lot of pressure on you. He expects the players to do their job. Do not put extra pressure on them. Bumrah has been superb in terms of fast bowling. He has stood in mid-off and long-off and guided the other bowlers. I think he was brilliant, I wouldn't be surprised if he takes over the captaincy soon.
A T20 against England can provide a respite in the ODI series Bumrah may be rested for the ODI and T20 series against England. They are being relaxed as part of workload management. He has bowled 141.2 overs in four Border-Gavaskar Trophy matches. The English team is visiting India before the Champions Trophy. The team has to play 5 T-20 and 3 ODI series here. The series is starting from 22nd January.
Jasprit Bumrah has bowled 141.2 overs in 4 matches of BGT.
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