While Pandya has been made the common T20I captain, Bumrah, who has made a global comeback towards Ireland within the ongoing T20I sequence that began on Friday, is about to offer robust competitors to the colorful Baroda all-rounder.
“If you look in terms of leadership seniority, Bumrah is ahead of Pandya as he captained the Test team in 2022. He has also been ODI vice-captain before Pandya during the ODI tour of South Africa.
“Don’t be stunned in case you see Bumrah being made an ODI deputy to Rohit for each Asia Cup and World Cup. There is a cause why he was handed captaincy in Ireland as a substitute of Ruturaj,” a BCCI supply in know of issues instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.
Pandya has had a profitable stint as IPL skipper for Gujarat Titans, main the crew to the title in its maiden look in 2022 and to runners-up end in 2023.
However, lots of people really feel {that a} shrewd tactician like Ashish Nehra has additionally performed lots of function in Gujarat Titans’ success.
As far because the Indian crew is anxious, Pandya misplaced his first bilateral sequence (T20I) within the West Indies the place a few of his choices like not bowling Axar Patel or bringing Mukesh Kumar on the dying had been criticised.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com