Former Chennai’s former Super Kings Batter Subramaniam Badrinath has liked CSK captain Ruturaj Gikawad as the ideal successor of Rohit Sharma for OD captaincy at the time of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer’s choice.
Ever since, Rohit Sharma has been considered suspicious for the star for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 due to his growing age and low fitness concerns; Many names have been pop up in the race for India’s captaincy.
So far, the test captain in India is Shubman Gill, Rohit OD as a skipper, and Suryakumar Yadav is headed to T20I. However, Indian selectors have identified that only one captain model brings luck for India in the ICC tournament.
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CSK star Ruturaj Gikwad quoted Shubman Gill as India’s ODI captain
Recent reports claim that Indian selectors are reviewing options to create a captaincy swap in the ODI format; However, there are not many options that are among the heads of Indian fans as well as the heads of cricket.
He has cited the choice of Test skipper Shubman Gill or sensational middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer as the next captain of India to match Rohit Sharma’s legacy in OD cricket. Although it seems far away to match the legacy of Indians, yet, these players have caliber to achieve big things.
Former CSK batsman Subramanian Badrinath has made a shocking claim with a shocking comparison. He has claimed that CSK captain Ruturaj Gikwad should be planted as the next captain of India when Rohit Sharma retires.
He further stated that Gaikwad is a mixture of Rohit’s composition and virat’s aggression, a mixture of Rohit’s explosive strokeplay and Virat Kohli’s cunning.
“If Rohit Sharma retires, Ruturaj Gikwad should be the captain for OD WC 2027. He is a mixture of Rohit and Virat,” Badrinath said in the quotes that went viral on social media.
Away from the captaincy – Gaikwad is looking for a Team India Spot
This comment can not be given any importance, especially because the Indian captain in red-goals and a continuity in Odis, Shubman Gill, will never face competition from Ruturaj Gikawad, which is yet to play the entire ODI series for India.
Maharashtra batsmen Gikwad are working hard to get an opportunity to break in India’s squad, but still it has not been made in any format. The right -handed batsman has excelled in the T20I format for India, scoring 633 runs with India in his short term, including only 23 games.
He has 1 T20I century and 4 half -centuries, but in Odis, he has an average of just 19.16 with 115 runs in 6 matches and a half -century. However, the batsman has proved his limited over caliber with a performance in the list, where he is an average of 56.15 and scored 4324 runs with the highest score of 220*. This makes their list more impressive than Shubman Gill.
CSK has indicated to maintain Gaikwad as captain for IPL 2026
Keeping in mind India’s plans, Ruturaj Gikwad will have a series of big opportunities after going back from the county championship due to personal issues. The batsman has played for Chennai Super Kings for years and is now considered as his future captain.
Although nothing has been officially done, a poster praising Gaikwad was found on CSK’s official social media page, which almost confirmed that he would continue to be captain for the upcoming season.
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