India‘s final defeat Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia It raised the curtain on some serious questions about the future of Indian cricket. One such important issue is the future leadership of the team. People within and outside the cricketing community have raised the issue of looking beyond the leadership of the current Indian captain. Rohit Sharma. But against his recent failings New Zealand and a 1-3 loss to Australia in the BGT 2024-25 made questions about his leadership more pressing than ever.
Sunil Gavaskar reveals who should be the next captain of the Indian team
Former Indian captain and legend Sunil Gavaskar He had some interesting ideas about his leadership role in the Indian team. Gavaskar, who covered the 5-match Test series as a broadcaster in Australia, recently highlighted an Indian player who exudes leadership personality and is therefore fit to be the next captain of the Indian cricket team.
“You can see with Bumrah that he expects others to do their jobs and why they are in the national team. But he doesn’t seem to be pressuring anyone. With the fast bowlers he has been absolutely brilliant. To stand in the middle, in the middle. He was always there to inform and guide them. I think he was an absolute genius and I wouldn’t be surprised if he took over that position soon.” Gavaskar said Channel 7 talks about jasprit bumrah.
Furthermore, Gavaskar mentioned why he felt Bumrah was the perfect person to lead the Indian team and the qualities a player carries as a personality that is essential to captaining the team.
“He could be the next guy. I think he will be next. Because he leads from the front. He has a very good air about him. The air of a leader. But not someone who will pressure you. “Sometimes you have captains who put a lot of pressure on you.” Gavaskar concluded.
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Indian star’s record as captain
The 31-year-old Indian pacer recently led the Indian team in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth. The Indian team performed very well in the Test match and scored a convincing win over the Aussies by 295 runs. Bumrah was called upon to captain the team for the second time in the final test match after captain Rohit opted to sit out the match in Sydney. Bumrah continued his exceptional performance in Sydney and took 2 crucial wickets in Australia’s first innings. However, the Indian pacer could not continue bowling for his team on the third day of the match due to back spasm. This proved detrimental to the visitors as Australia managed to achieve a target of 162 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets to win the series.
