India's recently defeated in Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia has raised the curtain on major questions regarding the future of Indian cricket. One important thing is the future leadership of the group. People in cricket circles and beyond have raised the issue of not looking beyond the leadership of India's latest ambassador. Rohit Sharma. However, his recent failures against new Zealand and Australia's 1-3 drubbing at BGT 2024-25 has made questions about his leadership more relevant than ever.
Sunil Gavaskar opens up about who should be the next captain of the Indian team
Former Indian diplomat and legend Sunil Gavaskar he had interesting views on the role of leadership within Indian society. Gavaskar, who was in Australia presenting the 5-match Test series as a broadcaster recently highlighted an Indian player who according to him carries the personality of a leader and thus deserves to be the next captain of the Indian cricket team.
“With Bumrah, you can see that he expects the others to do their job and that is why he is in the national team. But he doesn't seem to be forcing anyone. And with the fast runners, he has been very smart. Standing in the middle, in the middle. He was always there to tell and guide them. I think he was very smart and I wouldn't be surprised if he took over soon,” Gavaskar said Channel7 talk about Jasprit Bumrah.
In addition, Gavaskar shared why he thinks Bumrah is the right person to lead the Indian team and the qualities he carries as the most important person for a player to be a team manager.
“He could be the next guy. I think he will be the next man. Because they lead from the front. He has a very good air about him. Spirit of a leader. But he is not someone who can force you. Sometimes you have captains who put a lot of pressure on you,” Gavaskar finished.
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The history of the Indian star as a captain
The 31-year-old Indian pacer recently led the Indian team in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth. The Indian team did very well in the Test match and won convincingly against the Aussies by 295 runs. Bumrah was invited to captain the team for the second time in the final Test match after Rohit opted out of the Sydney match. Bumrah continued his success in Sydney and picked up two crucial wickets in Australia's first innings. However, the Indian pacer could not continue bowling for his team on the third day of the match due to back spasm. This upset the visitors as Australia managed to score 162 runs for the loss of just four wickets to win the series.