5 Players who can become Captain of Indian Cricket Team in Future

Cricket was introduced to India by Britishers, and a lot of captains changed from then till now. The first captain of the Indian National Cricket team was C.K Nayadu and this team at present is enjoying the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.

From 1932 till now, there have been 33 fantastic Indian Cricketers who lead the team as a Skipper for the cricket tournaments. As there are various formats in Cricket and there have been many players who were given the temporary captaincy.

Now, time is again changing and people are looking forward to the next tentative players who have the worth to become the captain of the Indian National Cricket team after Rohit Sharma. The Indian Management also collects the list of aspiring candidates who have the potential to become Indian Cricket team’s captain months before the present captain’s retirement. The best example of this is that Virat Kohli was well prepared before M.S.Dhoni’s retirement.

Who can be the next Captain of the Indian Cricket team?

The World Cup 2023 is expected to be the last game for Virat Kohli as a skipper and his companions Ajinkya Rahane & Rohit Sharma to back him up. Many Cricket fans are struggling with the question- “Who is the next captain of the Indian cricket team?”

There are 5 cricketer who have the most chances to become the next skipper of Indian Cricket team and they are specified below:

Hardik Pandya

• The best choice after Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya is an 30-year-old All-Rounder in the Indian Cricket team and has the most chances to bag the place as an Captain. He has proved his skills various times on the field. It's been a long time since the Indian Cricket squad has an all-rounder as its captain.
• He has good control over the game as was seen in the IPL 2022, where he led the Gujarat Titans franchise to the title as a skipper. He has been in cricket for a long time now and is very much experienced with all formats of cricket. 
• An aggressive player by nature, he is a quick learner and has very much developed his skills of Cricket. A close friend to Kohli and this present captain often give suggestions to Pandya during any of the matches. There are high chances for him to be the next skipper of the Indian Cricket team.

Shubhman Gill

• A very young but highly talented player at present. This 24-year-old player is a Right hand batter and has been appreciated by many of the legends of cricket for his brilliant batting performance in matches. Although not much experienced in cricket at present, his skills indicate that this youngster is going to be a part of the Indian cricket team for a long time.
• He was selected as a captain of India in the Deodhar Trophy 2019 edition and became the youngest captain to ever play in the history of Deodhar Trophy. The India C, under Shubman’s captaincy arrived at the finals of the league, however they lost it to the India B team, still it was a great achievement for Gill to attain.
• His entry in the cricket world was smashing and he once again got the chance to perform as a captain for India A Limited-overs team & traveled to New Zealand at the beginning of 2020. He led the team and won the warm-up ODIs and the first unofficial ODI. 
• He is also expected to lead his IPL squad KKR in the coming years as a skipper. All this achieved at a very young age, which shows he is a quick learner. All the cricket fans can expect him to be in the forthcoming years.

Manish Pandey

• A very important player in the Indian T20I team and he came into limelight in 2016 when he hit his century against Australia and finished the game for India and chased a big total of 331. This 34-year-old cricketer had given a mixed performance in the past years of his career.
• He was selected as a skipper for Karnataka’s team in 2018-19 league(In which KL Rahul was a senior to him), he led the team to Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. He created the record of winning the max T-20 matches as a captain in that year.
• He is a natural leader and a great reader of the game. He is a believer but is little on the higher side of his age inching towards the closing years as an International cricket player. But still he is highly skilled and that leads to the chances for him to become the next skipper of the Indian Cricket team.

KL Rahul

• The most senior player after Kohli and Sharma is KL Rahul and he has the experience of all formats of cricket. From 2019 onwards he is performing as a wicket-keeper for the team in the limited-over matches. 
• He was also opted as a skipper for the Punjab Kings team and at present for 2023 he will lead the Lucknow SuperGiants as a skipper. This 31-Year-Old player is quite composed during ongoing matches and understands the game techniques pretty well. His decision making skills are also really good. 
• He can be called a responsible player as observed in the IPL league. He has got the chance to collect a little experience as he captained India in the fifth T-20 international against the New Zealand, 2020, when Rohit Sharma got Injury while batting. 
• He effortlessly won the game for the team and amazed everyone with his captaincy skills. He was also appreciated by Virat kohli along with Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Shahtri, who was the coach then for his decision making skills. He also has the equal chances to that of Pandya of becoming the Indian cricket squad’s Skipper in the upcoming years.

Shreyas Iyer

• This 29-year old is also a leading competition for the rest of the players as he has amazing cricket skills and performed too well in his career till now. He has the Highest level of experience as a captain and has led the Delhi capitals franchise amazingly well in the past years.
• At present he is going to lead the Kolkata Knight riders Franchise for the IPL 2023 edition. He led the DC franchise to the finals for the first time ever in the IPL history in 2020 and got appreciation from most of his senior players for this. 
• Being in just late 20s he has a vast experience behind him as a player and the Indian cricket management may select him as Indian National team’s skipper. He also has as high chances as Pandya and Rahul has to become the Indian Skipper in the forthcoming time.

Conclusion

The top 5 Such Players who can become Captain of Indian Cricket Team in Future are: Hardik Pandya, Shubhman Gill, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer.