Resulting from his unhealthy type in Check cricket, India opener KL Rahul was lately dropped from the vice-captain submit. Now, veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has named a participant who he thinks possess all of the qualities to interchange Rahul and change into Rohit Sharma‘s new deputy within the longest format of the sport.
Speaking about who must be India’s new vice-captain on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan mentioned Ravindra Jadeja is greatest fitted to the function. The 42-year-old former cricketer added that Jadeja’s means to each bat and ball makes him the no. 1 contender for the submit.
“India don’t have a vice-captain. Who could be your subsequent vice-captain? I imagine {that a} participant who’s captain or vice-captain must be a particular starter within the XI, no matter whether or not you play in India or overseas,” mentioned Harbhajan.
“I believe that sort of a participant is Ravindra Jadeja. I believe the vice-captaincy now must be given to Jadeja as a result of it’s going to give him extra accountability. He has been enjoying very well. As a senior participant, he has performed for a very long time. He’s on the peak of his talents in his batting and bowling,” he added.
Harbhajan additional hailed Jadeja because the world’s prime all-rounder and said that the latter additionally has the potential to change into Rohit’s deputy in ODIs.
“I don’t assume there’s any all-rounder on this planet who is healthier than Ravindra Jadeja. Ben Stokes is in that league, he’s additionally a big-match participant. I believe in case you have a look at his efficiency, his batting has clicked. It appears as if he’ll rating in each match. He ought to get vice-captaincy in Exams. He can get it in ODIs. That is my thought,” added the veteran Punjab cricketer.
Notably, Jadeja was out of motion for the final 5 months following an harm. Nonetheless, the 34-year-old all-rounder made a robust comeback within the worldwide enviornment and performed a major function in India’s victory within the first two Exams of the continuing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023. He additionally gained consecutive ‘Participant of the Match’ awards for his distinctive efficiency in each matches.
Jadeja will now return to the sector on Wednesday (March 1) when India faces Australia within the third Check of the four-match BGT 2023.
