Virender Sehwag revealed the name of the player who can be the best replacement for Rohit Sharma as captain.

Former India batsman and current cricket expert Virender Sehwag has backed the team management’s decision to appoint youngster Shubman Gill as captain for the upcoming T20 series against Zimbabwe. Virender Sehwag has also said that Shubman Gill should be the captain of the team instead of Rohit Sharma in the future. In a way, Virender Sehwag has rejected Hardik Pandya as the next captain.

Shubman Gill will lead an inexperienced team against Zimbabwe. India captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from T20I cricket, while many cricketers who played in T20 World Cup 2024 including Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah have been rested. Meanwhile, on Gill’s captaincy, Sehwag suggested that whenever Rohit leaves the captaincy, the youngster is the most suitable candidate to take over permanently.

Virender Sehwag said on Cricbuzz, “Shubman Gill will be in the team for a long time. He is a player who plays in all three formats. His performance last year was outstanding. He was unlucky to miss the 2024 T20 World Cup. According to me, he should be the captain.” It is the right decision to make. Shubman Gill will be the right choice to captain Rohit Sharma when he leaves the team tomorrow.” Only Yashaswi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson have been selected from the T20 World Cup 2024 squad, who did not get a chance to play a single match in the World Cup.

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While Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan and Khalil Aham t20 World Cup Traveled with the team during 2024. These players have also got a place in the team. Nitish Reddy was also selected in the squad, but Shivam Dubey has been selected in his place, as Reddy is still not fully fit. Abhishek Sharma, Ryan Parag and Tusshar Deshpande, who performed well in the IPL, have been selected in the T20I squad for the first time.

Indian squad for T20 series against Zimbabwe

Shubman Gill (captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurrell (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Ryan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khalil Kumar Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. and Tusshar Deshpande.