IND vs NZ: Gautam Gambhir Names Hardik Pandya And Prithvi Shaw As India's Future Captaincy Contenders

Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian batsman, thinks Prithvi Shaw might someday compete for the captain of India. Shaw was a more surprising choice because he hasn’t competed for India since July 2021, but Gambhir also chose Hardik Pandya, who has already captained India in T20Is.

Following India’s semi-final elimination from the T20 World Cup last month, Hardik has been considered a likely replacement for Rohit Sharma, at least in T20Is.

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He has also accumulated some captaincy experience throughout time. He guided the newly-minted Gujarat Titans to their first IPL title in May and then, for the first time in T20Is, the Indian team on a tour to Ireland to a 2-0 series victory. More recently, he skippered India to a 1-0 series victory in the T20Is played in New Zealand while senior players like Rohit, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul were absent.

“Hardik Pandya certainly is in line, However, I believe that measuring his captaincy in only one ICC event is not the best approach to rate him, “ Gautam Gambhir remarked on Sunday at an event hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi.

“Prithvi Shaw can be a very aggressive captain”: Gautam Gambhir

Over the past year, Shaw has had difficulty earning a consistent spot in even India’s second-string squads, and Gautam Gambhir did not indicate in which format he regarded Shaw as a prospective captain candidate.

Shaw has experienced more than simply a loss of form throughout the course of his brief career. His fitness and lifestyle choices have come under investigation ever since he was suspended for a doping offense in 2019.

“Prithvi Shaw is one I feel can be a very aggressive captain, a very successful captain because you see that aggression in the way a person plays the sport.”