Veteran spinner Amit Mishra has raised concerns about Shubman Gill’s captaincy for the recent T20I series against Zimbabwe.
Amit Mishra’s Concern over Shubman’s Captaincy
Amit Mishra made a blunt response regarding Shubman Gill’s elevation to the Indian captaincy for the recently concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe. He called Gill a clueless captain despite he led the side to a 4-1 dominating victory against Zimbabwe.
He suggested Ruturaj Gaikwad is a better option for captain in all aspects. Shubman Gill has been the captain of the Gujarat Titans after Hardik Pandya moved to Mumbai Indians. Under the captaincy of Gill, they secured only 5 out of 14 games failed to reach playoffs for the first time, and finished 8th in the IPL 2024 points table.
He spoke about Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast on YouTube and questioned the decision to hand the captaincy to Gill. “Mai Shubman ko captain nahi banaunga, kyonki maine usey IPL me dekha, he doesn’t know ki captaincy kaise karna hai, uske paas captaincy ka idea hi nahi hai. (I would not have made him the captain. You saw the IPL this season, Gill doesn’t know how to captain the side, he is clueless),” Mishra remarked.
“Just because he is a part of the Indian team, he shouldn’t be made the captain. Gill has done well in the IPL over the last few seasons, he did fine in the Indian team as well. The Indian team made him the captain as they want to give him the leadership experience, which wasn’t visible when he led Gujarat Titans in IPL,” Mishra added.
“I’ve seen him (Shubman Gill) in the IPL, and he doesn’t know how to do captaincy. He has no idea about captaincy. Why they made him captain is a question. Just because he’s in the Indian team doesn’t mean he should be made captain,” Mishra stated.
Mishra also highlighted other potential captains for the T20 format. He said Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, and Ruturaj Gaikwad as viable options for captaincy. Both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Samson were part of the Zimbabwe series.
“Everyone has some liking”, Mishra said. “I am not a Shubman Gill hater, I also like him. But, I feel Ruturaj is a better option because he has scored runs in tougher situations, be it for Chennai Super Kings or during the Asian Games. He is a good option, and should be kept with the team, the way Yashasvi Jaiswal was with the Indian side at the T20 World Cup.”
“He is someone who can deliver in T20Is, ODIs and Tests. The most important thing is, who brings calmness to the team? He doesn’t play risky shots much. He should hire a good manager,” he concluded.
