Sunil Gavaskar Snubs Shubman Gill, Wants This Star To Replace Rohit Sharma As Test Captain

Rohit Sharma‘s exit as India’s Test captain has posed an enormous query in entrance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) choice committee. The Ajit Agarkar-led panel has to pick a brand new captain and a vice-captain for the nationwide crew within the Test format, particularly as Rohit’s deputy Jasprit Bumrah has reportedly dominated himself out of the captaincy race. Bumrah appeared just like the pure candidate to succeed Rohit however his damage report made the board to contemplate different candidates.

According to a number of experiences, Shubman Gill is the No. 1 alternative to guide the crew after Rohit’s Test retirement. But, the nice Sunil Gavaskar needs Bumrah to be given the baton.

“Who better to know what is the workload for himself than himself? If you appoint somebody else, they would always want an extra over from Bumrah. If he is your No. 1 bowler, he will himself know that ‘yes, this is the time I must take a break’. To me, it has to be Jasprit Bumrah only. I know all these kind of speculation going around his workload and all that. Give it to him so that he knows how many overs to bowl, when to take him off, when to sort of rest. That would be the best thing,” Gavaskar stated on Sports Today.

Bumrah even led the Indian crew to its solely victory in opposition to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. But, he additionally acquired himself injured within the 5-match collection. The extent of the damage was such that Bumrha could not even function for India within the Champions Trophy this 12 months. The BCCI, therefore, is cautious about Bumrah’s workload. But, Gavaskar disagrees with the board’s stance and the explanation behind favouring Gill.

“He (Bumrah) may not have to miss a Test match. If you give it to him, he might know when to stop before his body starts to crumble. For me, give it to him. After the first Test, there is an eight-day gap. There’s enough time to recover. Then, there are two back-to-back Test matches. That’s fine. There’s then another gap. If you give him the captaincy, he will be the best person to know when to bowl,” he added.

With the England Test tour beginning June 20, the BCCI is predicted to call India’s Test captain within the coming week or so.