At 37 years old, Rohit is undoubtedly in the twilight of his decorated career and while he has passed the T20I captaincy baton to Suryakumar Yadav, it’s only prudent for BCCI to start grooming their next Test and ODI captain.
Young opener Shubman Gill has been given the chance lately to lead India in white-ball cricket and him being appointed the skipper of Gujarat Titans substantiates the thought that he has been looked at as the future India captain.
Allrounder Hardik Pandya’s stocks as a captain have taken a hit lately. His failure as Mumbai Indians’ skipper last season and the BCCI selectors’ concern related to his fitness saw him losing India’s T20I captaincy to Suryakumar.
However, it remains to be seen who the Indian cricket board feels can step into Rohit’s shoes and fits the bill to lead the team in all three formats.
On the latest episode of Cricbuzz show ‘heyCB’, former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik was asked this question by a fan: “Who will be India’s future captain of all formats?”
“Two players come straight into my mind, who are young, have the potential and definitely can lead India in all the formats in the near future. One, Rishabh Pant. Two, Shubman Gill,” replied Karthik.
“Both of them are captains in IPL teams and have captained India. I do think in time, they have the chance to become the all-format captain for India as well,” he added.
Pant made his comeback to competitive cricket with the IPL earlier this year, since his horrific car accident in December 2022. Subsequently, he made a successful return to white-ball internationals and is now set for his Test return after being selected for the first Test of the home series against Bangladesh starting later in September.
