Star batsman Shreyas Iyer Former cricketer Manoj Tiwari has been nominated as the new ODI captain of the India National Cricket Team.
Manoj Tiwari said that Shreyas Iyer is the perfect candidate to make Rohit Sharma a success and has an excavation in India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir to deny the credit that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were entitled to steering for IPL 2024 trimphs.
Shreyas Iyer has also won a trophy for Mumbai – Manoj Tiwari
Modern day legend Rohit Sharma 38 is, and he is not getting small. He is currently active in international cricket as only an ODI player, retired from T20I cricket in 2024 and tested cricket in 2025.
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He has time and expressed his desire to get his hand on the ICC ODI World Cup title again, and the next tournament is to be held in 2027.
However, by that time, Rohit will turn 40, and several reports have claimed that the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) and team management are not putting him in the next World Cup plans.
In addition, reports claim that the upcoming ODI series in Australia may be final for Rohit Sharma, and Iyer may pipe Vice-captain Shubman Gill to become a new one-day skipper. However, the BCCI Secretary denied reports of considering Shreyas Iyer’s role.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the Cricketcker, Manoj Tiwari Iyer to replace Rohit Sharma in OD cricket. He said:
“After Rohit Sharma, of course, I would say Shreyas Iyer, because the way he has led, I have not seen him in first -class cricket wherever he has led franchise, but he has won a trophy for Mumbai in domestic cricket too.”
I felt that he should have been recognized too – Manoj Tiwari
The former India batsman said that Iyer has developed as a captain for years, and he moves from the front as a strategic talent. He said:
“But while I was commenting, I observed development as a captain of Shreyas Iyer. He is one of the people who lead from the front, he makes a lot of runs, and he takes great decisions on the field, which should be for a good captain. He has successfully done, as we saw during his KKR tenure.”
Manoj Tiwari further said that Gautam GambhirThe PR machinery blocked the credit that Shreyas Iyer was eligible for IPL 2024 Triumph after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He felt that the story was made that Gautam Gambhir, who was the team’s patron, was fully responsible for KKR’s victory, and the rest of the assistant employees and captain were denied credit.
“In 2024, KKR emerged as champions under his captaincy, but he did not get the credit he deserved. The PR machinery worked in such a way that only one person was given a credit in the team. I felt that he felt that he should have been recognized with Chandrakant Pandit and Bharat Arun.”
So there will be a fight – Manoj Tiwari
Finally, Tiwari said that Gautam Gambhir likes more Gill than the year and there will be a fight between the two players for India’s captaincy.
“I think Shreyas Iyer will eventually lead Team India, and he will lead for a long time. But at the same time, he will fight with this captaincy battle. Shubman Gill Because the current coach, Gautam Gambhir, loves Shubman Gill more than Shreyas Iyer. So there will be a fight. But let’s see what the future comes out for all of us, “he said.
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