Durban: Ever since Virat Kohli announced leaving the T20 captaincy post T20 World Cup , there is a lot of debate going on about who will be the next captain of Team India.
However, Rohit Sharma’s name is leading the list, while some cricket pundits are in favor of handing over the T20 captaincy to KL Rahul. After seeing the brilliant captaincy of Rishabh Pant in IPL 2021, his name is also being discussed.
Meanwhile, former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn weighed in on the topic, explaining that India have a huge pool of talent to choose from as their next leader. Steyn feels Rohit could be a great option for captaincy after Kohli as it would give youngsters to flourish under him.
“They have got tons. You just have to look around in the IPL and there are so many players. You’ve got SKY, who I think will come in at some place. You’ve got Rishabh Pant, who is looking good. There are just so many of these guys Iyer, Rohit. They can all do it but you just have to give somebody that responsibility and allow them to run with it. India have been really good with it. They have given the captaincy to one particular players for a long time and they have done the job,” Steyn was quoted as saying to Sports Tak.
A number of youngsters have taken the game of cricket by storm with their impressive performances. Steyn’s picks ranged from young to the experienced, as he did not shy away from naming youngster Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj to take up the command in time to come.D
However, the one name Steyn reckons is the most common and cult favorite to take over after Kohli his deputy and the current vice-captain of India’s limited-overs team Rohit Sharma.
“They have got a bunch of different people to pick from. I think the most exciting thing for India right now is that the young players that are coming through, they are all world-class players. You look at Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant… these are young guys who are doing extremely well at the international level. So if you give the captaincy to Rohit, who has been around for a while has won numerous IPLs, it will be a great call since he can nurture the youngsters,” Steyn pointed out.
One of the finest batsmen in the history of white-ball cricket, vice-captain Rohit has amassed 2,864 runs in 111 T20 Internationals at an average of 32.54. He is also the most successful captain in the history of IPL having led Mumbai Indians to five titles in eight years.
