India's legendary pacer Mohammed Shami has come in support of Shubman Gill and backed BCCI's decision to appoint Shubman Gill as the new ODI captain of India replacing Rohit Sharma. The selectors and team management have prioritised forming a squad keeping in mind the 2027 ODI World Cup.
The ODI captaincy change didn't sit with the people as Rohit Sharma proved himself by winning two ICC trophies in a span of a few months. The decision itself generated a huge meme fest targeting the selectors and newly appointed Shubman Gill.
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Seeing the backlash, Shami defended board's decision and highlighted that Gill was already the Test captain and also led Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hence, he deserved the role and Shami emphasised the need for a young leader.
"Bahut hi zyada memes ban rahe hai is sawal ko leke. (There have been a lot of memes on this question) I feel there should not be any objection. This is the decision of the BCCI, selectors and coaches. Shubman captained India in England, and he is the skipper of the Gujarat Titans as well. So, he has the experience. Someone had to be given this responsibility, and the BCCI chose Shubman Gill for that, so we should accept it," Shami said on his YouTube channel.
"People should not raise questions over the captaincy. This is not in our hands. Someone is the captain today, and there will be someone else tomorrow. This cycle will continue," he added.
India will now be playing ODI and T20I series against Australia where both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in action in the ODI format. While Shami was not picked up for the series and will be playing the Ranji Trophy from Bengal.