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IndiaThe recent defeat of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia has lifted the curtain on some serious questions regarding the future of Indian cricket. One of those important issues is the future leadership of the team. People inside and outside the cricket community have raised the issue of looking beyond the leadership of the current Indian captain. Rohit Sharma. However, its recent failures against New Zealand and a 1-3 rout of Australia in BGT 2024-25 has made questions about his leadership more pertinent than ever.
Sunil Gavaskar talks about who should be the next captain of the Indian team
Former Indian captain and legend Sunil Gavaskar He had some interesting thoughts about the leadership role within the Indian team. Gavaskar, who was in Australia covering the 5-match Test series as a broadcaster, recently highlighted the Indian player who, according to him, has the personality of a leader and is therefore fit to be the next captain of the Indian cricket team .
“With Bumrah, you can see that he expects others to do their job and why they are in the national team. But it doesn’t seem to put pressure on anyone. And with the fast bowlers, he has been absolutely brilliant. Standing halfway, halfway. Each time he was present to tell them and guide them. “I think he was absolutely brilliant and I won’t be surprised if he takes over very soon.” Gavaskar said in Channel7 talking about jasprit bumrah.
Furthermore, Gavaskar pointed out the reason why he believes Bumrah is the perfect person to lead the Indian team and the qualities he has as a person that are crucial in a player to become the captain of the team.
“He could be the next man. I think he will be the next man. Because he leads from the front. It has very good air. The air of a leader. But not someone who is going to pressure you. “Sometimes you have captains who put a lot of pressure on you.” Gavaskar concluded.
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The Indian star’s record as captain
The 31-year-old Indian pacer led the Indian team recently during the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth. The Indian team performed exceptionally well in the test match and won convincingly against the Australians by 295 runs. Bumrah was called upon to captain the team for the second time during the final Test match after captain Rohit opted to stay out of the match in Sydney. Bumrah continued his exceptional performance in Sydney and picked up two crucial wickets in the Australian first innings. However, the Indian pacer could not continue bowling for his team on the third day of the match due to a back spasm. This proved detrimental for the visitors as Australia managed to reach the target of 162 runs with the loss of only 4 wickets to win the series.
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