By Kaif - Aug 21, 2025 11:50 AM
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BCCI reportedly considering Shreyas Iyer for new ODI captain: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is looking at middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who was not selected in the Asia Cup T20 team, as the captain of the Indian ODI team. At the same time, after Surya Kumar Yadav, Shubman Gill is leading the race to become the T20 captain.
Gill was made the captain of the Test team before the England tour this year and he has been appointed the vice-captain of the T20 team going to the Asia Cup under the captaincy of Surya. Surya has turned 34. In the coming time, when Surya leaves the captaincy, Gill can be made the captain of this format.
Shreyas was close to being selected in the Indian T20 team but he was not selected due to taking a 15-member team to Dubai. BCCI sources said that a few days ago, there were official and unofficial discussions between the concerned people about the future of the three formats of the Indian team. The decision to make Gill the captain before the England tour was also taken after seeing his leadership ability for a long time. He will turn 26 on September 8.
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In such a situation, he can lead the Test team for a long time. Not only this, Suryakumar is 34 years old and in the coming time, a new captain will be needed in this format as well. In view of this, Gill has been made the vice-captain in T20. 30-year-old Shreyas played an important role in making India the champion by scoring 15, 56, 79, 45 and 48 runs in five matches of the Champions Trophy this year.
He has scored 2845 runs in 70 ODIs with five centuries at an average of 48.22. At the time of the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma was the captain of the ODI team and Gill was the vice-captain. The BCCI source said that look, the decision was taken according to the situation at that time. At this time so much cricket is being played, so no player can play as a captain continuously in all three formats. In such a situation, Gill was given the captaincy of Tests and along with that, he is being seen as the future captain of the shortest format by giving him the vice-captaincy of T20.
Shreyas can become the ODI captain after Asia Cup: Rohit is currently the captain of the ODI team. He has turned 38 years old. According to reports, the ODI series to be held in Australia in October this year could be the last international series for Rohit and Virat Kohli. When the source was asked whether Shreyas would be the captain on the Australia tour, he said that a meeting would be held regarding this after the Asia Cup. The concerned people will talk to Rohit and Virat and tell the future strategy.
Both of them have already retired from T20 and Tests. A lot of things will depend on what decision they both take on their future. What decision Rohit takes on his future will decide when Shreyas will become the captain. It is certain that BCCI and the team management are looking at Shreyas as the captain till the 2027 ODI World Cup.
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Shreyas Iyer is being considered a strong candidate for captaincy, and there are many solid reasons behind this:
Captaincy experience: Iyer has captained both Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He led Delhi to the final in 2020 under his captaincy, which is a testament to his leadership ability.
Young and energetic: 28-year-old Iyer is currently at the peak of his career. He has the opportunity to play a long innings, which can give the team a stable leadership for the future.
Maturity in batting: Iyer is a reliable middle-order batsman. His ability to perform well under pressure makes him even more valuable to the team.
Comfort with the team: He is an integral part of the current Indian team and has a good rapport with his teammates.
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Gill has a very good record in ODIs and he has also been the vice-captain in this format recently, but on why he is not being seen as the ODI captain, the source said that he has just come after drawing the five-Test series 2-2. Earlier it was thought that he should be made the captain in all three formats but considering the continuous tournaments, it is not possible. Playing in all three formats as a player and playing in all three formats as a captain is a different thing.
The source further said that the captain has to take a lot of decisions. Apart from physical, one has to be mentally focused as well. If you make someone the captain, then you expect him to play continuously in that format. Gill will now play in the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup will end on September 28. After this, the West Indies team will play two Tests in India from October 2 to 14, in which he will captain.
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