Shubman Gill got T20I captaincy over Ruturaj Gaikwad because of Rahul Dravid's liking? Amit Mishra reveals
Shubman Gill (R) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (L)
Former India spinner Amit Mishra has said that Shubman Gill won't be his first choice as captain of the team. The veteran spinner said that Gill 'doesn't know anything about captaincy,' while speaking on a YouTube podcast.
"I would not have made him the captain. You saw the IPL this season, Gill doesn't know how to captain the side, he is clueless (translation from Hindi, not verbatim)," he said on YouTube podcast with Shubhankar Mishra.
"Just because he is a part of the Indian team, he shouldn't be made the captain. Gill has done well in the IPL over the last few seasons, he did fine in the Indian team as well. The Indian team made him the captain as they want to give him the leadership experience, which wasn't visible when he led Gujarat Titans in IPL," Mishra added.
It it not be noted that Gill was the skipper of India's T20I team for the five-match tour of Zimbabwe. India won the series 4-1 and Gill emerged as the highest run scorer with 170 runs in five innings.
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On being asked if Rahul Dravid's liking towards him got Gill the captaincy, Mishra said: "Everyone has some liking. I am not a Shubman Gill hater, I also like him. But, I feel Ruturaj is a better option because he has scored runs in tougher situations, be it for Chennai Super Kings or during the Asian Games. He is a good option, should be kept with the team, the way Yashasvi Jaiswal was with the Indian side at the T20 World Cup."
India currently doesn't have a permanent T20I skipper after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement in the shortest format following the 2024 T20 World Cup win. It is speculated that Hardik Pandya will succeed Rohit as the T20I skipper for India.
