Former great issues warning to BCCI not to thrust captaincy on Shubman Gill

Following the retirement of veteran cricketer Rohit Sharma from Tests, promising batter Shubman Gill has emerged as the front runner to be the captain of India in the longest format of the game.

However, former India great and member of the World Cup winning squad Kris Srikkanth doesn't think the top-order batter is the right choice to lead India in Tests.

According to Srikkanth, Gill isn't even a guaranteed starter in India's Test XI, hence can't be given the leadership role. The former India great backed premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah to be given the captaincy baton by the management.

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"Who's a ready-made captaincy candidate now? Shubman Gill? I don't think he is still a certainty in the XI. You're not handing the captaincy to KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant. Otherwise, you give it to Jasprit Bumrah. The other choice is Bumrah. You say, 'Boss, you're the captain'. And whichever Test match he doesn't play, you give KL Rahul the responsibility," said Srikkanth in a recent interview.

"As of now, I think Bumrah should be the captain. If I were the chairman of selectors, I would make Bumrah the captain. And then I'd say, 'Boss, play whichever matches you want to'. I'd then appoint KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant as vice-captain, because these are certainties in the XI," he added.