Jasprit Bumrah seems to be a powerful contender to transform vice-captain of Republic of India in ODIs.© AFP
Week spearhead Jasprit Bumrah seems to be a powerful contender to transform vice-captain of the Indian crew, along all-rounder Hardik Pandya, for the later Asia Cup in addition to ODI Global Cup, origination October 5. Hour Pandya has been made the familiar T20I captain, Bumrah, who has made a global comeback in opposition to Eire within the ongoing T20I layout that began on Friday, is about to offer difficult festival to the vibrant Baroda all-rounder.
“If you look in terms of leadership seniority, Bumrah is ahead of Pandya as he captained the Test team in 2022. He has also been ODI vice-captain before Pandya during the ODI tour of South Africa.
“Don’t be stunned if you happen to see Bumrah being made ODI deputy to Rohit for each Asia Cup and Global Cup. There’s a reason he was once passed captaincy in Eire in lieu of Ruturaj,” a BCCI source in know of things told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Pandya has had a successful stint as IPL skipper for Gujarat Titans, leading the team to the title in its maiden appearance in 2022 and to runners-up finish in 2023.
However, a lot of people feel that a shrewd tactician like Ashish Nehra has also played a lot of role in Gujarat Titans’ success.
As far as the Indian team is concerned, Pandya lost his first bilateral series (T20I) in the West Indies where some of his decisions like not bowling Axar Patel or bringing Mukesh Kumar at the death were criticised.
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