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Team India’s promising batter Shubman Gill is currently experiencing a remarkable phase in his career. He has scored centuries in all three formats of the game within the first two months of 2023 at just 23-years of age.
The emerging batsman has also scored an impressive double-hundred in ODIs. Gill’s brilliant form continued in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He amassed a staggering total of 890 runs in 17 innings in the last edition of the cash-rich league. His brilliant performance earned him the prestigious Orange Cap for being the tournament’s highest run-scorer.
With captain Rohit Sharma, aged 36 year, not getting any younger, speculation is rife that there will be change in Team India’s leadership after 2023. As per several experts, Gill is a potential candidate to replace Rohit as the future captain of Team India.
However, as per former national selector, Bhupinder Singh Senior, it would be a tad early to burden the right-hander with captaincy. Bhupinder said Gill has the potential to become a batting legend for India and of course, he can also turn out to be captaincy material but maybe not now.
“I will not rush him at this juncture because we want to see him as the next batting legend of the country. If things go well, which I am sure will, he can be the next batting sensation from this country. He has that game, aura and personality. In that process, later on, we can see him develop as a good captain also,” said Bhupinder during an interview.
