Star India cricketer Abhinav Mukund urges the BCCI to rethink appointing Shubman Gill as all-format skipper, reflecting on the stress after India’s defeat at Eden Gardens

New Delhi: Star India cricketer Abhinav Mukund displays on Shubman Gill’s captaincy and says, though he has potential to guide the aspect however he at present beneath extreme stress and India ought to suppose bout adopting cut up captaincy. Whereas different gamers have been rotated throughout codecs, Gill has featured persistently, even returning for the house collection opener towards South Africa a workload that has now began to point out its affect.

On Day 2 of the primary Take a look at at Eden Gardens towards South Africa, Gill sustained a neck harm and needed to be taken to the hospital, which dominated him out for the rest of the match. In Gill’s absence, India collapsed for simply 93 whereas chasing 124, permitting safe an exhilarating 30-run victory

Mukund urged the BCCI to rethink making Gill the all-format captain

Whereas talking on The Nice Indian Cricket Present on Doordarshan, Mukund urged the BCCI to rethink making Gill the all-format captain, stating that stress on the younger batter is changing into tough to deal with.

Mukund delivered a robust message to Ajit Agarkar and his workforce, urging them to go for cut up captaincy.

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“I feel Shubman has it in him to develop into an all-format captain, however I don’t suppose India ought to have an all-format captain anymore. Cut up captaincy is a great transfer. Shubman Gill has been given the accountability to tackle the mantle in Checks and he shall be beneath huge stress,” Mukund mentioned.

“It is a essential collection and the England collection was a giant confidence booster for India,” Mukund added.

Gill was appointed India’s ODI captain through the Australia collection

In October, Gill was additionally handed India’s ODI captaincy holding the 2027 World Cup in thoughts, main to speak that the BCCI may additionally give him the T20I captaincy after the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Gill was named India T20I vice-captain within the shortest format two months in the past, forward of the Asia Cup.

Within the newest replace, Gill was launched from the hospital on Sunday, November 16, following India’s defeat within the first Take a look at. Nonetheless, the workforce administration has not confirmed his availability within the second Take a look at, as South Africa seeks solely their second collection win on Indian soil.