Team India New T20I Captain: T20 World Champion Team India is currently looking for a new captain for the T20 format. It started with the Zimbabwe tour. Here many senior players were rested. Therefore, young batsman Shubman Gill was given the captaincy. Now the question is whether Shubman Gill was just an option for the senior players as captain or does the BCCI have some other plan for him? However, this experiment of Team India was successful and Shubman Gill, who is captaining in international cricket for the first time, has made a special record in his name.
Who will be the permanent captain in T20?
Star young batsman Shubman Gill was made the captain for the 5-match T20 series on the Zimbabwe tour. This was a big opportunity for Shubman Gill, who has been struggling with the bat for a long time, to prove himself and he did so. This series started very badly for India, after which many questions were raised on the decision of the team management, but Team India made a comeback after losing the first match of the series. From here on, Team India's performance was excellent throughout the series.
Explosive batting by Shubhman Gill
India defeated Zimbabwe 4-1 in the 5-match T20 series. Captain Shubman Gill batted brilliantly in this series. Along with this, he also made a special record. Shubman Gill has entered the special list of legends. Actually, Shubman Gill scored 170 runs in 5 matches. With this, his name has now been included in a special list along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Shubhman Gill increased the tension of Hardik Pandya
After the fifth and final T20 match, Shubman Gill said, “I enjoy captaincy. I have proved myself to be the best in it.” I am in the game all the time. It brings out a different side of my personality, which I enjoy a lot on the field. Shubman Gill has become the fourth highest run scorer for India as a captain in a T20 series. Virat Kohli tops this list with 231 runs.
Rohit Sharma will be the captain in ODIs and Tests
Virat Kohli scored 231 runs in the T20 series played against England in the year 2021. Apart from this, he also scored 183 runs against West Indies in the year 2019. While Rohit Sharma scored 162 runs as captain in the T20 series against Sri Lanka in the year 2017, now Gill has surpassed him. Rohit Sharma will be the captain in ODIs and Tests.
Clash between Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill
But after Rohit Sharma's retirement from T20 International, Hardik Pandya can now be declared the new T20 captain. At the same time, Rishabh Pant is also among the contenders to become the captain. Meanwhile, after the successful tour of Zimbabwe, the team management can also consider Gill's name. Shubman Gill is now also captaining in IPL. After Hardik Pandya left the team last year, Gujarat Titans handed over the captaincy to Shubman Gill.