Hardik Pandya is unquestionably one of the most renowned cricketers in India. However, the Mumbai Indians’ decision to include him in their franchise and subsequently appoint him as captain in place of Rohit has sparked a significant amount of controversy.
It is really difficult for Indian fans to move on from shoking defeat in ODI world cup.But the selectors must chalk out a comprehensive plan targetting T-20 world cup of 2024 and Next ODI world cup. Still the batting line up of Indian Team is almost dependant on the shoulders of two legends – Virat and Rohit. At present Virat is 35 and Rohit is 36. Despite their superb performance in the World Cup, their alternatives must be sought after.
We should not expect that these two legends will play in the same manner after four years.Within one week after ODI world cup final, Indian team is playing their five matches T-20 series against Australia under the captaincy of Surya Kumar Yadav. SKY has already proved his talent in IPL though his performance in the world cup was not up to the mark.
Secondly Hardik Pandya has already been selected as the captain of Indian T-20 team so, if something miraculous is not happened, Surya is leading as an alternative choice. As he is still struggling to ensure his position in ODI team, none will propose his name as the captain. So who will be the captain of Team India in oncoming ODI series and next ODI world cup. Four players are in the contest and let’s check out their capacity.
Ravindra Jadeja
34 year old Ravindra Jadeja is undoubtedly one of the best all rounders of world. But he couldn’t prove his leadership even captaincy created a huge pressure on his performance in 2022 ipl. Besides he is already 34. He can keep continuing his position in team as an all rounder with his great fitness but captaincy can’t be his cup of tea.
Subhman Gill
It is the expectation of all the optimistic fans that Subhman Gill will fill Virat’s shoes in future. Even former national selector, Bhupinder Singh S said Gill has the potentiality to become a “batting legend” for India and of course, he can also handle the captaincy but maybe not now.
Though Gill broke Virat Kohli’s record to lead a side in Deodhar Cup final in 2019 when he walked out to lead India -c at his 20 years 57 days age. Still to become a captain material Gill should wait for at least two years. He must be a hope for leading India in Future.
KL Rahul
Already Rahul’s name should be discussed for ODI series against South Africa. In the last world cup Rahul was appointed as the vice captain of the team when Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the tournament due to his injury in ankle. Rahul already led the team in 2022 against South Africa.
Under his captaincy India played 3 tests and won two of them.On the other hand India won 6 in the 9 ODU matches under his captaincy .Hardik Pandya’s injury has opened an advantage for Rahul. He will lead Team India in the ODI series between India -South Africa series 2024.
If Team achieves massive success under Rahul’s captaincy, selectors won’t probably waste time to find any more option.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya was the Vice captain of Indian Team at the last ODI world cup though he unfortunately got injured against Pakistan and ruled out of the Tournament. Pandya has already impressed all with his effective captaincy. Under his leadership Team India played 3 ODI and won all of them. In T-20 his success as a captain is 77%. Pandya has already proved himself as the key player of India in both ODI and T-20. He will undoubtedly be the first choice as a captain of Indian team.
It will be undoubtedly a huge task for the selectors to choose someone who is able to carry on the legacy of responsibility of Indian Cricket Team and has the potentiality to move on the team from the trauma of defeat in ODI World Cup final.
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