Gambhir Pushes for Bumrah as Test Captain, Jaiswal as Vice-Captain for England Tour

India's cricket team head coach, Gautam Gambhir, is reportedly supporting Jasprit Bumrah to become the new Test captain. On Saturday, there was a report that indicated that Rohit Sharma could not be picked for Test matches anymore. Today, there's a report indicating that Gambhir desires Bumrah as captain and wishes to groom Yashasvi Jaiswal as his vice-captain of the future.

As per MyKhel, Gambhir wants Bumrah to lead India in the five-match Test series against England in June. Even though the BCCI is being careful about naming Bumrah as captain because of his past injuries and workload, the coach has told the selectors to prepare Jaiswal for future leadership. The report says that Gambhir wants the left-hander to be Bumrah’s deputy in the India vs England Test series.

Rohit Sharma’s ODI Future Under Review

The report further adds that a decision on Rohit Sharma's career in ODIs will be taken after the Champions Trophy. It indicates that Hardik Pandya could become the next ODI captain. The report also adds that Hardik could captain the team in T20Is if Suryakumar Yadav is not able to improve his batting.

"Post Champions Trophy, a call on Rohit Sharma's ODI future will be taken as Indian captain. Hardik will be the ODI captain first if Surya continues to flop, Hardik will be gradually given T20 captaincy as well," a source told myKhel.

It should be noted that Hardik was ignored last year when the selectors chose SKY as the T20I captain. At that time, chief selector Ajit Agarkar cited fitness concerns as the reason for selecting the batter over the all-rounder. This was done to manage players' workloads more effectively and utilize their special talents for each format. As preparations get underway, the decisions regarding who will captain will be crucial in determining India's path in the new World Test Championship cycle.

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