Srikkanth says Gill not certainty in Checks, needs Bumrah as captain

Former Indian cricketer Okay Srikkanth has hit out at Shubman Gill amid reviews claiming that he’s prone to be Rohit Sharma’s successor in Checks. The Hitman took followers without warning final week as he determined to abruptly retire from Checks, simply earlier than the England sequence. Reviews claimed that the BCCI had zeroed in on Gill as the following Check captain and is predicted to make the formal announcement on Could 23 or 24.

Srikkanth returns to focusing on Gill

As per Hindustan Occasions, Srikkanth claimed that Gill wasn’t even a certainty in Checks. He opined that Jasprit Bumrah ought to be given the captaincy. Additional, he added that if the pacer wasn’t out there, then KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant could lead on the facet.

“He (Gill) is just not even a certainty in Check cricket. The captaincy ought to be given to Jasprit Bumrah, and if he’s not match or out there for any match, then KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant ought to lead India,” Srikkanth mentioned.

Srikkanth isn o stranger to being a powerful critic of Gill. Again in January 2025, he known as the batter “extremely overrated” following his string of poor performances within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

“I’ve all the time maintained that Shubman Gill is an overrated cricketer however no person listened to me. He’s a extremely overrated cricketer. Gill is true now surviving as a result of he will get ten probabilities and scores on the tenth likelihood after 9 failures. And due to that, he’s getting one other ten probabilities to succeed,” Srikkanth mentioned.

In the meantime, Gill is all however confirmed to be the following Indian Check captain. Reviews claimed that he had already met chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir to debate the longer term roadmap. The selectors have reportedly determined in opposition to giving any management position to Bumrah since he’s unlikely to play in all 5 Checks within the upcoming sequence in opposition to England.