Virat Kohli to stop T20I captaincy: Make KL Rahul vice-captain, groom him as future chief, says Sunil Gavaskar

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday stated that India ought to groom KL Rahul as future captain. The legendary batsman desires BCCI to make the fashionable right-handed batsman India’s vice-captain in T20I cricket. Sunil Gavaskar desires BCCI to groom KL Rahul as future captain (Courtesy: Reuters)HIGHLIGHTSSunil Gavaskar desires BCCI to groom KL Rahul as future captainVirat Kohli introduced his determination to step down as T20I captainKohli will surrender captaincy after the T20 World Cup in October-NovemberLegendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to groom KL Rahul as the following India captain.

Gavaskar desires KL Rahul to be appointed as India’s T20 vice-captain, with Rohit Sharma set to take over because the function of captain after Virat Kohli determined to stop the captaincy after the T20 World Cup.“It’s a good thing that the BCCI is looking ahead. It’s important to think ahead,” stated Sunil Gavaskar on Sports Tak.“If India are looking to groom a new captain, then KL Rahul can be looked at. He has performed well. Even now in England, his batting was very good. He has been performing well in IPL and 50-overs cricket as well at the international stage. He can be made vice-captain,” added Gavaskar.Gavaskar heaped reward on the fashionable Karnataka batsman for his high quality of management proven within the IPL. Rahul is the captain of Punjab Kings within the IPL.“He has shown very impressive leadership qualities in the IPL. He hasn’t let the burden of captaincy affect his batting. His name can be taken into consideration,” stated Gavaskar.The 34-year-old Rohit is Kohli’s deputy within the white-ball codecs and is most certainly to take up the management function when India clashes with New Zealand in a house sequence in November that may function three T20 Internationals together with two Test matches.Current head coach Ravi Shastri and the tenure of the assist employees are coming to an finish with the T20 World Cup and as issues stand, there are indications that they will not search an extension.“There is a CAC that will make the decision. If you want to think about the new coach, then you can’t keep talking to the captain. Yes, there needs to be an understanding between the captain and the coach. But you can’t ask a student who his principal or professor can be,” stated Gavaskar.Click right here for IndiaIn the present day.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.