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India’s World Cup campaign ended on a poor note as they lost the final to Australia by six wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Australia pushed down India to the mat within the first innings itself, stopping them at a score of 240 in 50 overs. While in the second innings after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami with three early wickets brought India back in the contest, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne avoided further hiccups, taking Australia home with a title.
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With India losing another World Cup knockout, questions are being raised on the team’s inability to handle pressure.
Rohit Sharma captained India well throughout and also finished as the second-highest run-scorer. He smashed 597 runs in 11 matches. However, considering he is already 36 years old and is not getting any younger, he might have played his World Cup, at least in the ODI format, which is next scheduled in 2027 in the Africa continent.
In this case, it might be prudent of India to start grooming a new captain for the next World Cup whenever Rohit Sharma decides to step down. It might not be now but some time in the next few years.
Let us discuss which candidates are in the race to become India’s next 50-over captain.
Who should be India’s next ODI captain?
1) Rishabh Pant
India wicketkeeper-batter comes first in the list of players who can be Rohit’s successor as a captain. Pant met with an unfortunate accident in December last year and is on the road to recovery. He has already shown his leadership prowess while captaining Delhi Capitals in the India Premier League. In only his first season as a captain, Pant helped the Capitals finish first on the IPL 2021 points table. He is young and India can take a punt on him to draw the roadmap of taking the side forward till the 2027 World Cup.
2) Hardik Pandya
There is another option in Hardik Pandya. He is currently India’s default T20I skipper and it is more or less confirmed that he would lead the team in the next year’s T20 World Cup, provided he stays fit. If India does not want multiple white-ball captains, he could be the man to take over in ODIs as well. But one thing that goes against him is his fitness record. Will India want to take a punt on his fitness?
3) KL Rahul
After Pandya was ruled out of the recently-concluded World Cup due to ankle injury, KL Rahul, as reported, was the vice-captain. This gives an inclination that he is also in the leadership group and is among the possible captaincy candidates. In fact, he has captained India on multiple occasions across formats before and will be one of the seniormost players by the time next World Cup rolls along.
4) Jasprit Bumrah/Shreyas Iyer
Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer too have an outside chance. While Bumrah has the experience of captaining India in Tests, Iyer too has performed familiar duties in the IPL. However, it remains to be seen how they evolve in terms of fitness and performances few years down the line.
What next for India?
India’s next assignment is scheduled against Australia. The two teams will lock horns in a five-match T20I series, starting on November 23 in Visakhapatnam.
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