Sunil Gavaskar snubs Gill, bats for Bumrah to be India's new Test captain

Following the announcement of retirements of veteran cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, promising batter Shubman Gill has emerged as the frontrunner  to be the captain of Team India in the longest format of the game.

However, former India great and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar backed premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah worthy to be the new Test captain of India.

Gavaskar backed Bumrah despite the fact that the pacer has ruled himself out for the coveted post.

"Who better to know what is the workload for himself than himself? If you appoint somebody else, they would always want an extra over from Bumrah. If he is your No. 1 bowler, he will himself know that 'yes, this is the time I must take a break'. To me, it has to be Jasprit Bumrah only. I know all these kind of speculation going around his workload and all that. Give it to him so that he knows how many overs to bowl, when to take him off, when to sort of rest. That would be the best thing," said Gavaskar during a recent interaction.

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"Bumrah may not have to miss a Test match. If you give it to him, he might know when to stop before his body starts to crumble. For me, give it to him. After the first Test, there is an eight-day gap. There's enough time to recover. Then, there are two back-to-back Test matches. That's fine. There's then another gap. If you give him the captaincy, he will be the best person to know when to bowl," the Little Master added.