However, Ashish Nehra has backed Jasprit Bumrah to be India’s next captain. Putting to rest the myth that fast bowlers can’t be excellent international captains.
Ashish Nehra asked to remark on the prevalent perception. That fast-bowlers are unsuitable for leadership posts because they tend to underuse their own bowling. As captains in an interview with Cricbuzz. Nehra responded by naming a number of former fast-bowlers who have led their respective national teams.
“India has already made a mistake by not making me the captain. They won’t want to make another mistake (chuckles)! But no, it’s not like that. Courtney Walsh was a captain, Wasim Akram was a captain, Waqar Younis was a captain too… There’s nothing like that…” He said
Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, the two frontrunners for the job, both have CV difficulties, according to Ashish Nehra. Unlike the couple, Nehra insists that Jasprit Bumrah is a lock for a spot in India’s playing XI in all three forms, and that “there’s nothing in the rulebook” that disqualifies him from a captaincy bid.
“After Rohit Sharma, we are hearing the names of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul [as contendors]. Rishabh Pant has traveled around the world but has also carried drinks and has even been left out from the team before. KL Rahul returned to Test cricket because Mayank Agarwal was injured… So Jasprit Bumrah can be an option too. As Ajay [Jadeja] said, he’s sturdy, a certainty in the team, and is always in the XI for all formats. It’s nowhere written in the rule book that fast bowlers can’t be captains.” Ashish Nehra added
In light of India’s huge eight-wicket triumph over Scotland in Dubai, the former fast bowler made his comments. In the encounter, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets, becoming India’s greatest wicket-taker in T20Is.
Earlier in the same interview, Ajay Jadeja stated that being a captain requires only two things: a permanent spot in the playing XI and a thorough understanding of the game.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah, according to the former batter, possesses both of these qualities as well as the “mind to be the captain.”
“He always plays white-ball cricket. And the qualities required to be a captain [like] understanding the game – he does it the best there’s no doubt about that… If you are thinking about the future and going out of the box, then he has the mind to be the captain. It’s possible to look at him as the next Indian captain because, for it, you have to be a certainty in the team and have an understanding of the game.” Jadeja argued
Against Monday, November 8, India will take on Namibia in Dubai. The Men in Blue’s chances of reaching the semi-finals, though, will be determined by the outcome of Sunday’s match between Afghanistan and New Zealand.
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