Ex-India cricketer drops an interesting statement on India taking the split captaincy approach
The year 2022 saw India play with seven different captains across formats. Rohit Sharma has been India’s full-time captain across formats since February, however, he only played 2 ODI series out of India’s last seven assignments this year.
India’s skipper was rested in four of those series because of workload management, while he was injured during the series against South Africa. In his absence, the management also tried to find out the future captaincy prospects for India.
Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer, Hemang Badani believes that to have right balance there will be different captains for different formats in the future.
“With the World Cup coming and with us still at a phase where we aren’t clear about our side, we necessarily have to try out a lot more players. Yes, to a large extent it does help to have the same captain in all formats but it’s practically impossible for Rohit Sharma to be able to play and sustain in every series.” Badani said.
“They will have to find the right balance but it’s not possible for Rohit to play every series, that’s not gonna happen. That is going to be the way forward. A lot of us will feel why this should happen now. It was never the case in the past. But cricket has changed now. Every top player in every side does take a break here and there,” Badani told Hindustan Times.
“I’m all for creating a different squad for all three formats. That’s where the world is heading. The way T20 is played, ODIs are played and Test cricket is played are different. It’s still the same game but a lot has changed. It’s like a 100m race, 200m race and a 400m race. All of them depend on running but they are run differently. You need completely different training, mindset and preparation. I know for a fact that this will happen, how quickly it happens, will have to wait and see but it will happen,” former Indian cricketer explained.
Badani also shed light on Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill’s absence from the Bangladesh ODIs. He believes that a player like Samson needs to be given a longer run and shouldn’t be dropped after playing just a game or two.
“Not necessary that everyone will get to play every series. That does not mean you are dropped or you are not good enough. This is like a dress rehearsal for the World Cup. With what happened in the T20 World Cup last month. We would want to be better prepared more so because we are playing at home, everybody will expect us to win.”
‘Someone like Sanju Samson needs to be given a decent run. You hardly play him a game, then you say you need an extra bowler, you bring back Deepak Hooda. Nothing against Hooda but in the bargain, you are always compromising a Sanju Samson. If you are looking at him in the mix of things for next year’s World, which I think you should, then it’s only fair that you give him a decent run.” Badani concluded.
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