New Delhi, Nov 28, Former India cricketer Gautam Gambir has picked Mumbai and Delhi Capitals batter, Prithvi Shaw, as a future India captain in T20 cricket along with Hardik Pandya, who recently led the national team in a series against New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title, is touted to take over from current skipper Rohit Sharma as captain of the national team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He led India for the first time in T20Is on a tour of Ireland, winning the series 2-0. Recently, he led India to a 1-0 series win in the T20Is in New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Experts feel Pandya is likely to take over the T20I side following India's failure in the T20 World Cup, losing to England in the semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Hardik Pandya obviously is in line," Gambhir said at an event organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) here on Sunday. "But that's going to be unfortunate for Rohit because I think judging his captaincy in only one ICC event is not the right way to probably judge him."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Gambhir's comments regarding Hardik Pandya are not much surprising, picking Shaw as a future captain raises eyebrows as the Mumbai batter has struggled to cement a permanent place in the various Indian squads since last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shaw made his Test debut in 2018 after leading India to the U-19 World Cup title and has played only four Tests since. Despite this, Gambhir said he picked Shaw as captain because he feels that he would be a very aggressive captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"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," he said, adding that reports of the "off-field activities" of the batter is for the coach to tackle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shaw made his Test debut in 2018 after leading India to the U-19 World Cup title and has played only four Tests since. Despite this, Gambhir said he picked Shaw as captain because he feels that he would be a very aggressive captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n