Former Indian selector Devang Gandhi has expressed concern about the current India National Cricket team with individual captains for the three formats of the game. Currently, Rohit Sharma is the ODI leader of India, Shubman Gill leads the test team and Suryakumar Yadav Captains the T20i team.
This is the opposite of the traditional Indian cricket approach. India has already believed in having a single captain for all three formats of the game to prevent confusion. However, the BCCI had to leave last year from its long -standing “No Split CaptainCy” policy.
Devang Gandhi question the three-captain system of India
The Indian Cricket team had to take over a system with two captain after Rohit withdrew from T20i Cricket after the ICC T20 World Cup 2025 Triumph in the US and the Caribbean. Later Suryakumar Yadav took over as T20i captain, while Rohit continued to lead in tests and odis.
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But in May 2025, Shubman Gill took over from Rohit as a test captain after the Hitman mentioned his career in the longest format of the game. Because Rohit is still active in the ODIs, India now has three captains for the first time in its history, who has already raised many eyebrows.
Now Devang Gandhi criticized the split -capincy formula of the BCCI and supported Shubman Gill to lead the Indian Cricket team over all sizes. He believes that the BCCI should plan the long term, including the decision who will request the T20i team after the World Cup 2026 T20.
Devang Gandhi supports Shubman Gill as India’s all-format Captain
Gandhi said that Gill was provided for leadership under Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, just as they were led under Mrs. Dhoni. Over the years, the current test captain has grown into a reliable seizure in all sizes, and his versions show that he is able to go on pressure.
Devang Gandhi was quoted by the Times of India to say: “Shubman Gill has built an aura that was comparable to what Virat had in 2017. Virat was cared for under Mrs. Dhoni. Gill is also at his peak, as Virat is. Leadership role in T20.
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Split Captainincy does not work in India: ex-selector
Since the beginning of the 2000s, India won all ICC trophies under captains of all sizes. And the former Indian selector is of the opinion that this approach gives the team stability and consistency. Gandhi wants the BCCI to hand over the CaptainCy formats to Shubman Gill after his impressive Captainincy in England, where the young team aimed at 2-2.
Gandhi signed up by saying: “In contrast to other countries, Split Captainincy does not work in India in the long term because you crave stability in the thinking process. If you have a productive all-format player that leads in one format, it will be difficult not to give him the same responsibility in the other format. Gill has shown all the dice.
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