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Hardik Pandya can become the captain of the Indian team: The year 2024 was not good for Rohit Sharma and the beginning of the new year 2025 was also not good for him. After the defeat in Melbourne Test, now everyone is speculating about Rohit’s future. Rohit has been ruled out of the last and fifth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit has not yet clarified his future in the Test format. Hence there is speculation that the BCCI and the selection committee may consider other options to captain the team for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
Speculations about Rohit’s future intensified
Rohit retired from the T20I format after India won the T20 World Cup in June last year and Suryakumar Yadav took charge of the team a month later. Jasprit Bumrah, who led India to a spectacular victory in Perth, is all set to captain the national team in Test cricket. Speculations are rife regarding Rohit’s future and apparently there is a possibility of a change in the leadership of the Indian team under head coach Gautam Gambhir. A report has claimed that BCCI is already exploring captaincy options in ODI cricket.
So will this player take Rohit’s place?
The report has claimed that if the selectors want to make someone else the captain in place of Rohit in the ODI format, then the name of Gujarati player Hardik Pandya is at the forefront. He has enough experience to lead the team in the white ball format in the last two years. Hardik has the ability to lead the team in high profile matches. His experience as an all-rounder makes him an ideal choice for ICC tournaments like the Champions Trophy
This player is also ahead in the captaincy race
Management is mostly not in favor of different captaincy in every format. India’s T20 format captain Suryakumar Yadav has not confirmed his place in the ODI team. Therefore, the possibility of him being made captain in 50 over cricket is less. Other players who can replace Rohit can be Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill.
Apart from this, the report has claimed that it will take time for Shubman Gill to become a mature captain. In such a situation, Hardik is emerging as a strong contender to take over the responsibility of the ODI team from Rohit. Gill needs more training to mature as a captain, and Gill’s performances in ODIs have not been solid enough. If Rohit is not available then Hardik is the best option to lead India’s ODI team.
