New Delhi: Shubman Gill may be the leader in succession of Rohit Sharma as India’s test captain during his tour to England, but former spinner R Ashwin said other experienced names, such as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, should also be considered popular seats.
India’s Tour’s Indian team may catch the ball in the last week of May, while the campaign for the selection process is dominated by speeches around possible new captains.
“First of all, everyone said Jill was the captain. Everyone was heading in that direction. But Jasprit Bumrah had a loud choice, why did we forget Ravindra Jadeja,” Ashwin said in a chat with former Tamil Nadu opener Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan.
“If you’re willing to go to a new guy as a captain, I would say why not let him do two years of research on an experienced person and then hand him the job full time.”
In the Test, after Virat Kohli and Rohit retired, Jadeja was the most experienced player in India, with 3370 runs in 80 Tests and he also had 323 wickets.
Ashwin added: “But I want to say why not let all 3-4 candidates give a speech and ask each of them to give a detailed introduction to the team’s vision. This happens in a country like Australia, why don’t we go that way.”
The former deputy with more than 500 test wickets said that Boomla should also be considered seriously, and his recent injury should not be an obstacle.
“Look at Pat Cummins, who also has a back pressure fracture, but he is now testing and ODI captain Australia. Like this, Bumrah is our national treasure and he should be in the discussion.
“He should ask him, can you take five tests? Can you be a full-time captain? I know he has a stress fracture, but I’m sure he’ll consider it. I think the hat with his name should be the number one hat in that ring,” Ashwin pointed out.
