Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has expressed uncertainty about star India batter Shubman Gill being India’s future Test captain once Rohit Sharma’s captaincy tenure ends as well. He added that the Indian team will potentially have different captains in the three formats as well.  Notably, Rohit Sharma is currently leading India in the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy, with Gill as the vice-captain.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “There is no doubt he could be, if we talk only about ODI cricket. I am not sure about Test cricket. Firstly, I feel he won’t play at No. 3. He will go to No. 4. However, whether he will become the captain in the future, I have got no idea. I feel India are running fast towards three captains in the three formats. Suryakumar Yadav is doing the T20I captaincy at the moment, but then he is also not 25. Whenever he gives up the captaincy, you will find another captain, and the T20I team will be made separately now. I don’t think the T20I team will look a lot like the ODI team.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that Shubman Gill will likely be India’s next ODI captain as well.

“In ODIs, Shubman Gill is your next candidate. There is no doubt about that because, in my opinion, he is going to be a future great of ODI cricket. I really hope that he plays 200-250 ODIs for sure and scores a lot of runs. One of the best of all times, he is that kind of a player. He is my captain for ODIs, no doubt. Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is and Jasprit Bumrah in Test cricket for now. Later, who knows. This is where we are heading actually,” Aakash Chopra concluded.