Indian team set to end split captaincy? BCCI drops Massive update on leadership ahead of Asia Cup

Itis quite an unfamiliar situation that the Indian cricket is currently facing, as one captain has mostly been in charge of all three formats. Shubman Gill, the current Test captain, was not named in the 2024 T20 World Cup squad. However, looking at his performance in red-ball cricket, putting him in the T20 format is necessary.

A report in Press Trust of India even claimed that Shubman Gill is in the race to be named the vice-captain in the T20I format. With this ongoing situation, former BCCI selector Devang Gandhi stated, “Split captaincy doesn’t work in India in the long run.”

“Gill has built an aura similar to what Virat had in 2017. Virat was groomed under MS Dhoni. Gill is also at his peak like Virat was. He too has reacted to captaincy as well as Virat did. Ajit Agarkar has shown great foresight by appointing Gill as Test captain. There’s no reason why he should not give Gill a leadership role in T20. The messaging has to be clear about who takes over after Surya,” Gandhi said.

“Unlike other countries, split captaincy doesn’t work in India in the long run because you crave stability in the thought process. When you have a prolific all-format player leading in one format, it becomes difficult not to hand him the same responsibility in the other formats. Gill has ticked all the boxes as a batter. And he has led in the IPL,” he added.