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3 Indian Players Who Can Lead Team India In The Future

As we all know, the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli has stepped down from the role, and Rohit Sharma has been appointed as a captain for all formats. Sharma as an all-time captain has won all nine games, and he is yet to lose a game since he became the full-time captain. He is already 35 years old, and the lad had also dealt with several injuries in his career. 

One cannot deny that Sharma is one of the best captains in the world. India cannot afford another captaincy change. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) must be looking forward to appointing a young gun to lead team India. So the question is now who will be leading the Indian side after Sharma. Will it be KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant or Shreyas Iyer? Let’s take a look at who can lead team India in the future.

3 Indian Players Who Can Lead Team India

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has been a regular face in the current Indian setup. Pant has even become a first-choice keeper across all formats. Pant is one of the best wicket-keeper-batters we have. Due to the absence of Shreyas Iyer in the first half of the IPL, he also got the opportunity to lead Delhi Capitals, where the squad reached the finals. Many experts also think of him as the future captain of team India. 

Rishabh Pant stats as an IPL captain

Matches – 16

Won – 10

Lost -6

Tie/NR – 0

Win% – 62.5

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Shreyas Iyer

There is no surprise that Shreyas Iyer is one of the best contenders for captaincy. Iyer already has captaincy experience in domestic and in the IPL. Iyer has led Mumbai in the domestic region and took over the captaincy of Delhi Capitals midway from Gautam Gambhir in 2018. Delhi Capitals qualified for playoffs for two consecutive seasons in 2019 and 2020 under Iyer’s captaincy. Iyer has leadership qualities and is also valuable with the bat in the middle order. Iyer can be an excellent candidate to lead the Indian side in the future.

Shreyas Iyer stats as an IPL captain

Matches – 41

Won – 21

Lost – 18

Tie/NR – 2

Win% – 51.21

KL Rahul

Indian top-order batsman KL Rahul is another contender for the captaincy of the Indian team. Rahul has captained the Punjab Kings (PBKS) for two seasons and recently for team India in South Africa for three ODI’s. His captaincy stint was not up to the mark as he lost all the games in the tournament. It would be unfair to judge Rahul based on these defeats. This lad will indeed be the best pick for India to lead the sides in the future. 

KL Rahul stats as an IPL captain

Matches – 27

Won – 11

Lost – 14

Tie/NR – 2

Win% – 40.74

As BCCI is the richest cricketing board, team India will always look forward to producing a good leader who can lead the side in the future. The board has produced some of the best captains earlier. Now after Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli, it is the responsibility of the young guns to take charge and lead the nation. 

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