With the Indian team, all set to embrace a new captain in the shortest format of the game after the conclusion of the going T20 World Cup 2021  in the UAE with incumbent skipper Virat Kohli has decided to resign from the position ahead of the start of the ICC tournament. Since the announcement has been made, a lot of experts and veterans of the game have placed their opinion on the likely cricketer to replace the 33-year-old. 

On Friday, former Indian fast bowler, Ashish Nehra came up with his choice for the next Indian captain in T20Is. Nehra threw his weight behind fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah explaining that he is the only player to be part of all the three Indian squads while favorites KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have both been on benched in either of the three formats in recent times.

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During a recent chat with Cricbuzz, Ashish Nehra said, “After Rohit Sharma, we are hearing the names of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul [as contenders]. Rishabh Pant has traveled around the world but has also carried drinks and has even been left out from the team before.”

He further added, “KL Rahul returned to Test cricket because Mayank Agarwal was injured… So Jasprit Bumrah can be an option too. As Ajay [Jadeja] said, he’s sturdy, a certainty in the team, and is always in the XI for all formats. It’s nowhere written in the rule book that fast bowlers can’t be captains.”

As mentioned by Ashish Nehra, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul seem to be the frontrunners for the captaincy role, as per the reports although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are yet to make the announcement.

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Some of the recent reports also suggested that the BCCI will be likely to make the announcement next week when it names the squad for the home T20I series against New Zealand.