Shubman Gill, after his success in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar, has been given the reins as vice-captain for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, which is in T20 format. Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif predicted that after the 2027 ODI World Cup, Gill might even take over the captaincy for the ODI format.
“In the last three years, Gill has scored 2,000 runs. He is the future captain. He is already leading the Test team, and is now vice-captain in T20Is. When Rohit, who is almost 38, steps down after the 2027 World Cup, Gill will be ready to take over,” Kaif said on his YouTube channel.
“He has performed well as captain here in Tests and led from the front. When you go with a young team, you have to do both things – score with the bat and do well as captain. A brilliant tour for him overall,” Kaif would say in one of his earlier videos.
“Shubman Gill, as captain, created opportunities with both hands in this series (India vs England). When he became captain, there were many questions as to why he was made captain, looking at his Test record. A young captain reached England under a lot of pressure with a young team. He answered with his bat and it came to a point where he was compared to breaking Sir Don Bradman’s record. Such a strong comeback with the bat,” Kaif said.
More clarity
“I have more clarity where personally I need to work on as a captain …,” Shubman Gill said after famous win at the Oval. Gill was also taunting those who have questioned his selection calls, criticising him for not including specialist bowlers and backing all-rounders.
“There would always be opinions and, in hindsight, could have done this, could have done that. But I think what matters for me is… in that moment… When your decision goes well, people obviously praise you. When it doesn’t go well, I’m aware that there are going to be shots taken at me… I’m fine, because at the end of the day, I know that I made a decision which was the best for our team,” he said.
