Former wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim has stated that it’s nonetheless early to determine who precisely will be India’s long-term captain in white-ball cricket. Rohit Sharma is at present the all-format skipper, however since he’s already 35 and with the makeshift captain, Shikhar Dhawan turning 37 in December, the selectors and the workforce administration can be hoping to groom appropriate replacements for the long run so far as the Indian workforce’s limited-overs management is anxious.
In the meantime, Karim reckons that the present vice-captain KL Rahul and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be superb captaincy decisions going ahead in white-ball cricket for India. Whereas Pant had led the Males in Blues within the dwelling T20Is in opposition to South Africa in June, Rahul had captained within the South Africa ODIs earlier this 12 months and is now main within the ongoing One Day sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe.
I really feel it’s as much as the selectors: Saba Karim
“Very early days! I really feel it’s as much as the selectors to first work out whether or not they wish to have one participant as an all-format captain and if that’s the case then you definitely’re left with a number of choices. Primary is KL Rahul as a result of he performs all three codecs. Quantity 2, scorching on his heels is Rishabh Pant who’s been distinctive prior to now couple of seasons. Now he’s grown into a superb white ball participant as nicely,” stated Saba Karim whereas talking on SPORTS18’s every day sports activities information present ‘SPORTS OVER THE TOP’.
“So, you’re left with these two choices. However there are such a lot of different issues to contemplate. Primary is for the way lengthy Rohit Sharma can proceed given his harm woes. So, these items additionally need to be saved in thoughts. Are you taking a look at a younger chief? If that’s the case, then let’s get Rishabh Pant in as a result of he’s one other participant who’ll play all three codecs in years to return. So, these are the alternatives which that the selectors need to cope with,” he added.
Aside from sporadically main India, each Pant and Rahul have additionally led the Delhi Capitals in addition to the Punjab Kings and the Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the IPL respectively. Apart from Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya have additionally captained India in white-ball cricket in the previous few months.
So far as Rishabh Pant’s captaincy efficiency is anxious, India had levelled the five-match T20I sequence in opposition to the Proteas 2-2. Alternatively, the South Africans handed the Males in Blue a 0-3 whitewash within the ‘Rainbow Nation’ underneath Rahul’s captaincy whereas the Indian workforce has already received the sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe with the latter as captain.
