Indian opener Shubman Gill, who is interacting to replace Rohit Sharma, an experienced batsman as India’s next ODI captain, received supernatural support from Akash Chopra, who announced that he has already been decided as the next captain and only waiting for his appointment.
Gill was the vice-captain of India when Rohit Sharma was still the captain of the Indian side in the 2025 Champions Trophy, the last major ICC tournament for India. However, some reports also claimed that Rohit may also be captained by Shreyas Iyer after his declaration of his ODI retirement.
Akash Chopra named Rohit Sharma’s successor in Odis
In his recent YouTube video, Akash Chopra has highlighted the cricketer, who has already decided as the captain of the Indian team.
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“Good question, because the rumors markets are hot. It was said that Shreyas Iyer will become the captain, that he will post Gill Gill. Sir, where do you get it?
Shubman Gill is going to be the next captain – Akash Chopra
Chopra highlighted the fact that the Indian vice-captain for the 2025 Asia Cup suggests that he was considered an all-format captain in future events.
“He is a Test captain. He has been made T20i Vice-Captain, probably not in turn, because he had an argument, but Axer Patel did not do anything wrong, and no one realized that the spot would go to him automatically, and you could also argue against it.”
“If he is made the T20I vice-captain, he is already ODI vice-captain. So don’t ask questions. Shubman Gill is going to be the next captain,” he saw.
Akash selects a better captain between Shreyas and Shubman Gill
When asked who could be a better captain between Shreyas Iyer and Gill, he said that it would be very difficult to make options between the two players.
“This is very difficult to say because the job that Shreyas has done is completely outstanding. He won KKR in the final and took Punjab in the finals. I think he could have been in the next line for captaincy, but Shubman Gill’s records are not bad. He took Gujarat’s Titans in the playoffs in the second year and he replied that he is replying.”
They played it safely, neither choosing on the other, that the two players have the same qualification in the game.
“He is also a person who is a pioneer for example, leading from the front that runs the score. A leader does not ask you to do what he says. A leader says as I do.
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