In residence conditions, one doesn’t want a vice-captain, in keeping with former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who additionally stated he initially appreciated this idea. His remarks come forward of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India in Indore starting on March 1, the place the Indian squad wouldn’t have a chosen vice-captain. Okay.L. Rahul, the opener and vice-captain, had three innings at a median of 12.67 via the primary two video games. Rahul is below excessive strain to keep up the beginning place since Shubman Gill is ready within the wings.
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“If the vice-captain doesn’t perform, someone can take his place; at least the tag is not there. I’m being blunt and brutal, I never like vice-captain in home conditions. Overseas, it’s different.”
“The team management will decide (the vice-captain). They know his (Rahul’s) form, they know his mental state. They know how they should be watching someone like Shubman Gill.”
“I, for one, always had the belief (to) never appoint a vice-captain for India. I would rather go with my best XI, and if the captain has to leave the field, you’d zero in on a player that can take over at the time, simply because you don’t need to create complications,” Shastri stated on the ICC Review Podcast present.
Gill has been in scintillating type in current occasions, slamming 208 in opposition to New Zealand within the Hyderabad ODI earlier within the yr. He would go on to register his first T20I century in opposition to the identical opposition within the collection decider in Ahmedabad. Also, Gill scored his maiden Test match hundred at Chattogram in opposition to Bangladesh in December final yr.
“Here, you want prime form, you want someone like Shubman Gill, who’s red hot. He will challenge. He has to bang that door down and get into the side. Now, he’s not the vice-captain, it has to be team management’s decision,” added Shastri.
Talking about Rahul, Shastri pointed in direction of many being within the ready line to get into the Test eleven for different positions.
“They will have to see the form, his state of mind. He’s a tremendous player, but talent is only so much. You have to convert that into results and be consistent. There’s so much talent in India who is knocking on the door. It’s not just KL Rahul, there are many in the middle-order and bowling lineup as well.”
