As soon as the next phase of Test cricket begins for India, the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) has some big shoes to fill. The choice of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin has all gone, while some of the next generation stars have been given inappropriate tasks to change some of the best players watching the game. For the longest time captaincy responsibility in the format, Shubman Gill is at the top of the chart, although former India cricketer Chris Srikanth does not think the top-order batsman is the right choice.
Srikanth, who won the 1983 World Cup with the Indian team, feels that Gill also does not have a guaranteed starter in Test XI of India, so the role of leadership cannot be given. For Srikanth, Marki Pesar Jaspreet Bumrah should be given the captaincy baton by the management.
Srikanth told India today, “Now who is a ready captaincy candidate? Shubman Gill? I don’t think he is still a certainty in XI.” “You are not handing the captaincy to KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant. Otherwise, you give it to Jaspreet Bumrah.” The second choice is Bumrah. You say, ‘Boss, you are the captain’. And whatever test match he does not play, you give responsibility to KL Rahul.
“By now, I think Bumrah should be the captain. If I were the president of the selectors, I would have made Bumrah a captain. And then I would say, ‘Boss, whatever you want, play’
Srikanth feels that Ajit Agkar -led Selection Committee is promoting Gill for ‘Khatir’ for ‘Captain’s role’. For him, it is important for the right -handed batsman to first establish himself in the team by scoring runs under challenging circumstances.
He said, “There is nothing wrong with this. You cannot appoint anyone only as captains. I don’t know what the selectors are thinking, but this is my view.”
“A lot is being said about Shubman Gill, but he has not yet received big runs. In England, Australia, South Africa – they have never scored. It means that you are throwing everything at him. Let’s install himself in Test cricket. He is a king in the position of the house.”
Srikanth was also asked about Kohli’s retirement, with the news that the fraternity was completely abandoned in a state of mistrust. While Srikanth says that retirement is a personal decision, BCCI should have done all this to change his mind.
“This is a personal option. But if I were the chairman of the selection committee, I would have personally requested him:” Boss, I want you to captain India for some time. “
“Now when Rohit is not even, it has suddenly become a void on the matter of captaincy. I must have interacted with him before his announcement. I must have told him: Although you work for a long time and then retire, “Srikanth said, Kohli was India’s best test captain.
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