Jasprit Bumrah vs Shubman Gill: BCCI Despatched Good Resolution To Check Captaincy Debate | Cricket Information

Amidst the talk over who ought to be appointed as India’s new Check captain, former opener Wasim Jaffer mentioned Shubman Gill ought to lead the Check group on the upcoming tour of England at any time when ‘automated alternative’ Jasprit Bumrah wants relaxation. With Rohit Sharma asserting his retirement from Assessments earlier this month, Gill has been extensively seen as a front-runner to guide a new-look Indian Check group within the five-match collection in England, beginning on June 20 at Headingley. India hasn’t gained a Check collection in England after the 2007 tour, the place they gained 1-0 underneath Rahul Dravid’s management.

“I feel Bumrah is an automated captaincy alternative, except he does not need the duty. He ought to be the captain with Gill as VC – stepping in at any time when Bumrah wants relaxation. This fashion Gill is also groomed with out the strain of being the full-time captain,” wrote Jaffer, who performed 31 Assessments for India, on his ‘X’ account on Friday.

I feel Bumrah is an automated captaincy alternative, except he does not need the duty. He ought to be the captain with Gill as VC – stepping in at any time when Bumrah wants relaxation. This fashion Gill is also groomed with out the strain of being the total time captain. #ENGvIND

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) Could 16, 2025

Aside from Gill, who’s presently the captain of Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2025 and Bumrah, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are additionally within the race to be India’s subsequent Check captain. Bumrah has captained India in three Assessments, and was on the helm once they gained the Perth Check in final yr’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection in Australia.

However his health points imply Bumrah just isn’t a certainty but to play all 5 Assessments on the tour of England. Bumrah suffered a again harm throughout the ultimate Check of the Australia tour on the Sydney Cricket Floor and did not bowl in any respect within the second innings.

That again harm, which beforehand wanted an operation in early 2023, additionally resulted in Bumrah lacking India’s victorious 2025 Champions Trophy marketing campaign in Dubai. Rahul, in the meantime, led India in three Assessments, together with a 2-0 collection win in Bangladesh in December 2022. India are additionally scheduled to play Assessments towards England in Edgbaston (July 2-6), Lord’s (July 10-14), Outdated Trafford (July 23-27) and The Oval (July 31 to August 4).

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