Delhi: The Indian Test team is going to get a new captain soon, as Rohit Sharma has recently announced retirement from red-ball cricket. Team management and selectors are now looking for new leadership. At the forefront of this race, the name of the current vice-captain Jaspreet Bumrah, who is known for his superb bowling. However, the decision for the selectors is not so straightforward. There are concerns about Bumrah’s fitness.
If the selectors want to assign this responsibility to a young player for a long time, Shubman Gill emerges as a suitable option. Gill has not yet been in the role of leadership in Test cricket, but he is the vice-captain of India in limited overs cricket and has also captained in a bilateral T20I series last year.
However, former Indian all -rounder and batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes that it is too early to hand over Test captaincy to Shubman. In a conversation with ESPNCRICINFO, Bangar said, “If you are thinking of a very long period, it will be a mistake. Gill is still young and he has a lot of cricket left. He will have to gain trust in himself first by performing well in foreign circumstances. It is a challenge for him.”
He further said, “Gill is definitely a strong option for the future. But, it is too early to give him responsibility, especially when players like KL Rahul are present. He captained in South Africa, when Virat Kohli left the post, and led the team in a great Test victory in India at that time.”
Bangar suggested that the next World Test Championship (WTC) should be considered after the bicycle, the idea of handing over the Test captaincy to Shubman Gill, till then Gill’s experience and performance will be better prepared for this responsibility. Now it has to be seen whether the selectors prefer the experience or hand over the leadership to the young player keeping in mind the future.
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