‘Even though there are a lot of other leaders’- Dinesh Karthik names two Team India captains to lead the team in future
The Indian Cricket management seems to have gotten a clear picture of Team India’s leadership options going into the future. On Tuesday, the Indian Cricket Board named the squads for ODI and T29I series against Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma is chosen to lead the team in ODIs while Hardik Pandya has been made the captain of the T20I team. Veteran India player Dinesh Karthik feels like these two will be the leader options for India going into the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
“For the moment, it looks like even though there are a lot of other leaders who have captained India in the recent 12 months because of the amount of cricket played with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, said the veteran batter.
“All these players donning the captain’s hat for a bit. Jasprit Bumrah as well. But for the moment, it will be a toss up between Rohit and Hardik Pandya or rather Rohit and Hardik Pandya will be the captain and vice-captain leading into the World Cup for sure,” said the 37-year-old.
KL Rahul has fallen down the pecking order- Karthik
“I think leadership definitely, for me, is a close call. And I think it will be between Rohit and Hardik. These two are the big names, “ he added. Karthik also felt that KL Rahul has fallen off the pecking order when it comes to leadership roles.
“I know KL Rahul has been the white-ball vice-captain, but I do think Hardik Pandya has thrown his name strongly in the mix and it will be captain vice-captain role between a Hardik and a Rohit in the coming 12 months because I think he has shown his skills in the Indian T20 League as a leader and that might be coming through soon for team India as well.”
Team India is currently on a break after the conclusion of their ODI as well as the Test series against Bangladesh.
