"There are a lot of candidates, but he's the best": Sehwag chooses next India captain after Kohli resigns after WC T20

With Virat Kohli' stint set to come to an end as the T20I captain when this World Cup, Team India can look to pass the baton to a perfect candidate. The 32-year-old, who has been at the helm of things altogether the 3 formats ever since MS Dhoni' call stand down as limited-overs captain in 2, declared in Sept that he are going to be stepping down as the T20I captain after the conclusion of the continuing World Cup in UAE and Oman, citing the workload issue mutually of the first reasons.

With Kohli stepping down, several consultants are anticipating his deputy Rohit Sharma to top off the position. However, with KL Rahul leading the geographic area Kings franchise and young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant taking charge of the urban center Capitals within the Indian Premier League, BCCI might consider a protracted term prospect in these 2 able youngsters.

When asked to Virender Sehwag regarding his views on this topic, the previous India opener backed Rohit because the ideal candidate, stating his unbelievable run as the Mumbai Indians skipper as the reason behind it. The Mumbai franchise have thus far won the lucrative T20 league on 5 occasions, making them the foremost no-hit team of the competition.

I assume there are many applicants for captain however I assume Rohit is the best candidate due to the fact he has executed nicely as a frontrunner for the Mumbai Indians crew withinside the IPL. He has received the IPL championship 5 times. So in line with me, the following T20 captain of Team India ought to be Rohit Sharma," stated Sehwag even as responding to a question with the aid of using a fan on his Facebook Watch display Virugiri Dot Com. Meanwhile, the BCCI are but to make any authentic choice on this regard however there are media reviews of Rohit main the crew withinside the shorter layout in the approaching domestic collection in opposition to New Zealand, which begins offevolved from November 17. The groups will then lock horns.