India Team Discussion

[icyman]

Why did he only give up T20 captaincy? If the rumours surrounding his selection meet are true, then its really sad that he wanted Rohit out of the leadership group.

T20 captaincy- it was on the cards, have a look at 2019- Kohli didnt lead India in many matches. It was a given that he would relinquish this sooner or later. I feel that he needs to give up ODIs captaincy too. The limited overs are quite similar in nature and to have one captain take charge of those formats is probably the way forth.

I am not sure why the discussion surrounding the vice-captain has suddenly taken centre stage here. Any way, I do hope they appoint someone like Iyer or Bumrah to do the biding instead of over hyped KLR and Pant.

 

[Targaryen]

Why did he only give up T20 captaincy? If the rumours surrounding his selection meet are true, then its really sad that he wanted Rohit out of the leadership group.

T20 captaincy- it was on the cards, have a look at 2019- Kohli didnt lead India in many matches. It was a given that he would relinquish this sooner or later. I feel that he needs to give up ODIs captaincy too. The limited overs are quite similar in nature and to have one captain take charge of those formats is probably the way forth.

I am not sure why the discussion surrounding the vice-captain has suddenly taken centre stage here. Any way, I do hope they appoint someone like Iyer or Bumrah to do the biding instead of over hyped KLR and Pant.

If you are referring to the below article, then the reason mentioned seems logical to me.

Virat Kohli Went To Selection Committee With A Proposal To Remove Rohit Sharma As Vice-Captain – Reports - Cricket Addictor

Virat Kohli Went To Selection Committee With A Proposal To Remove Rohit Sharma As Vice-Captain – Reports - Cricket Addictor

cricketaddictor.com

Rohit Sharma is 34, he has about 3-4 yrs (max) before going out of international cricket. Same goes to Virat aswell. And we have about 20 T20s till 2023. The question arises, who's next? Rohit to be captain for 20 matches?

And what's wrong with KL & Pant? Both have a good captaincy record in IPL and it's time to groom them in international cricket. Iyer is also a good pick too.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

And what's wrong with KL?

He is more into the Kohli mould of Captaincy. The only thing separates the 2 is calmness. I don't see a leader in him when I see his body language. Looks quite timid.

I can't comment on Pant since he hasn't got a long enough rope. Atm Rohit is the best white ball Captain in the country so it would make sense for him to take over the reigns when Kohli leaves that post.

 

[Targaryen]

He is more into the Kohli mould of Captaincy. The only thing separates the 2 is calmness. I don't see a leader in him when I see his body language. Looks quite timid.

I can't comment on Pant since he hasn't got a long enough rope. Atm Rohit is the best white ball Captain in the country so it would make sense for him to take over the reigns when Kohli leaves that post.

I was talking about Vice Captain to Rohit. Pant can be the VC.

 

[GOKUL RAJ K]

I was talking about Vice Captain to Rohit. Pant can be the VC.

he still need to learn

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

I was talking about Vice Captain to Rohit. Pant can be the VC.

Ok I got it.

he still need to learn

No, he was saying that for vice-Captain Pant would be good. Rohit may/may not become the Captain but he should not continue to be the vice-Captain seeing that he is 34.

 

[GOKUL RAJ K]

No, he was saying that for vice-Captain Pant would be good. Rohit may/may not become the Captain but he should not continue to be the vice-Captain seeing that he is 34.

Then he will be captain and His deputy will be pant

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Then he will be captain and His deputy will be pant

No information on that yet. We can't expect anything. It's BCCI afterall!

 

[icyman]

And what's wrong with KL & Pant? Both have a good captaincy record in IPL and it's time to groom them in international cricket. Iyer is also a good pick too.

KLR isn't a captain material person. Look at his ridiculous post match interviews in the IPL. All he cares about is his own runs/ Orange Cap. He isn;t calm, blames others- cannot handle pressure. Wouldn't want India to be led by a person like him. KLR hasn;t led at India A/ Karnataka level as well.

Iyer- I second cause he has been groomed since his Mumbai days. He has won trophies for Mumbai, bilaterals for India A and has shown immense capability with Delhi. Pity that Delhi dont want him as their captain for the rest of the season.

I don't see a leader in him when I see his body language. Looks quite timid.

I can't comment on Pant since he hasn't got a long enough rope

Agree 200%

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Pity that Delhi dont want him as their captain for the rest of the season.

That's not right actually. He is still recovering from the injury that he suffered during the England ODI Series earlier in March this year. That actually was a terrible injury and it looked very bad!!

He isn't the part of the 2nd leg IPL either(Edit: I need to re-confirm ) and one of the reasons why he got excluded from the WT20 squad.

Edit 2: Maybe he is just returning from the injury and the DC camp don't want to take risk with him and hence they are continuing with Pant. I still think they would give him the Captaincy at the right time.

 

[SaiSrini]

Grooming a new captain post 2023 ODI WC makes logical sense. I know Kohli taking the initiative to suggest the change in vice captaincy for ODI's might sound like a 'revenge saga' by him towards Rohit. But it is not! If Kohli did indeed do this with the selection committee, I dont see anything wrong in it.

Although..... my opinion still stands that Rohit should take over captaincy of the white ball formats immediately after the upcoming T20 WC, and Rohit is the person under whom the new vice captain should be groomed. And I agree with the folks here who do not rate anything of KL Rahul's captaincy. Not too sure about Pant just like others mentioned. Shreyas Iyer is a captain in waiting. Tough for a bowler to captain India as they're more prone to injuries due to the body stressors, but Bumrah would likely make a good captain too

If you are referring to the below article, then the reason mentioned seems logical to me.

Virat Kohli Went To Selection Committee With A Proposal To Remove Rohit Sharma As Vice-Captain – Reports - Cricket Addictor

Virat Kohli Went To Selection Committee With A Proposal To Remove Rohit Sharma As Vice-Captain – Reports - Cricket Addictor

cricketaddictor.com

Rohit Sharma is 34, he has about 3-4 yrs (max) before going out of international cricket. Same goes to Virat aswell. And we have about 20 T20s till 2023. The question arises, who's next? Rohit to be captain for 20 matches?

And what's wrong with KL & Pant? Both have a good captaincy record in IPL and it's time to groom them in international cricket. Iyer is also a good pick too.

That article by TOI truly fits their alleged troll acronym of "TOI-let paper"

Virat did suggest that he wanted someone younger to be groomed as vice captain. And these guys twist those lines with a catchy line that says "the board believes that Virat did not want a successor". What rubbish!!

I also wont be surprised if someone from the BCCI has thought on the same lines as what this article has written (that Kohli is trying to remove Rohit out of his way).

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Grooming a new captain post 2023 ODI WC makes logical sense. I know Kohli taking the initiative to suggest the change in vice captaincy for ODI's might sound like a 'revenge saga' by him towards Rohit. But it is not! If Kohli did indeed do this with the selection committee, I dont see anything wrong in it.

Although..... my opinion still stands that Rohit should take over captaincy of the white ball formats immediately after the upcoming T20 WC, and Rohit is the person under whom the new vice captain should be groomed. And I agree with the folks here who do not rate anything of KL Rahul's captaincy. Not too sure about Pant just like others mentioned. Shreyas Iyer is a captain in waiting. Tough for a bowler to captain India as they're more prone to injuries due to the body stressors, but Bumrah would likely make a good captain too



That article by TOI truly fits their alleged troll acronym of "TOI-let paper"

Virat did suggest that he wanted someone younger to be groomed as vice captain. And these guys twist those lines with a catchy line that says "the board believes that Virat did not want a successor". What rubbish!!

I also wont be surprised if someone from the BCCI has thought on the same lines as what this article has written (that Kohli is trying to remove Rohit out of his way).

Ditto.

KL Rahul should be kept far far away from captaincy. There is no suitable vice captain in sight at the moment and there isn't a need for one. The IPL will reveal who that person should be in the next 2-3 editions. I expect the likes of Kishan, Iyer etc to develop wings and go to other franchises and lead. We will get the answer in the years to come.

I feel it's madness and eyewash to just change the T20 captaincy. T20 internationals are few and far in between although this will definitely impact Kohli's place in the T20 side unless he steps on the gas and forgets his current template.

Rohit as white ball captain till 2023 WC with Kohli as vice captain in the interim. In a couple of years it will be clear whether Pant/Kishan/Iyer are taking over. If a new vice captain is a must then its pure stupidity to not even consider Jadeja.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

BCCI invites applications for job of India head coach, Rahul Dravid frontrunner for job | Cricket News - Times of India

Cricket News: In one of the biggest developments in Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid has agreed to become the coach of the Indian senior team on Friday during the IPL f

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Dravid to be the head coach.. am I dreaming?? This is huge!!!

 

[SaiSrini]

BCCI invites applications for job of India head coach, Rahul Dravid frontrunner for job | Cricket News - Times of India

Cricket News: In one of the biggest developments in Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid has agreed to become the coach of the Indian senior team on Friday during the IPL f

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Dravid to be the head coach.. am I dreaming?? This is huge!!!

Why disturb Dravid when he's working so superbly at the grassroots level? Anyways the head coach is more of a man management job, which others (or even foreigners can do).

To me, this is nothing huge! Hope Dravid also keeps his eye on the upcoming talents and works with whoever is appointed as the NCA head.