Mohammad Kaif talked about a sudden change in India’s ODI leadership. Kaif criticized the decision to remove Rohit Sharma as captain and suggested that Indian chief selector Ajit Agkar played a role longer than expected on Shubman Gill.
The former Indian batsman regretted that Rohit was denied a long time despite an excellent tenure and a batsman as a batsman in the format.
Mohammad Kaif questioned the removal of Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain
He believes that Rohit had experience, fitness and skills to lead the team in all ways for the ICC World Cup 2027.
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Kaif also realized that removing Rohit from captaincy not only reduced his contribution to Indian cricket, but has also created unnecessary instability in the team.
In particular, earlier this year, India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 under Rohit’s captaincy, with the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Triumph.
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Mohammad Kaif said in a video on his YouTube channel, “What Rohit Sharma has done wrong? It is very unfortunate that we did not get a long captaincy from Rohit – not even four years. A great batsman, an excellent leader, and as a captain, he could make a more impressive record. When you snatch the captain, I think I have lost a player.
Kaif said that the selectors should have waited by the ICC World Cup 2027 for captaincy change. He said, “It was on the expected lines, but I thought it would be after the 2027 World Cup. The man has quality, and he is also working on his fitness. He had a realistic opportunity to play in the 2027 World Cup.”
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Mohammad Kaif raised the alarm at the heavy charge of Subman Gill.
The former Indian batsman also expressed concern about Gill being overloaded. He said that the Punjab child is already leading India in trials, acts as India’s T20I Vice-Captain, and now ODI faces a leading pressure along with the side.
Kaif warned that overburdering gills could affect their performance so soon and put unnecessary stress on a young player. The commentator also feels that everything is being done in a hurry, as Gill never asked for captaincy, especially in Odis, at least at this level.
He signed this saying, “However, the load falls on the gill. He is receiving all this in a hurry. It can also be a backfire. When you can get so much responsibility in such a short time, it can affect the performance. A captain, “concluded.
Well, Gill is fully prepared to start his ODI captaincy on the upcoming Australia tour, and now Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play under the young captain. India has been scheduled to play three ODs and three T20Is on the upcoming tour starting on October 19 in Australia.
