The 15th edition of the IPL, which begins on Saturday, could throw light on future Indian captains, feels former head coach Ravi Shastri.
The former India captain also thinks fast bowlers will be in focus keeping in mind the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
“With Virat not being the captain anymore, Rohit has also been outstanding, especially in white ball. He has won more IPLs than anyone else. That’s a massive achievement,” Shastri said on Tuesday during an interaction organised by Star Sports, the official broadcaster of IPL 2022.
“India will be looking closely at the newcomers who will be captaining teams — whether it is Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul or Hardik Pandya. I know Rishabh over the last few years, he has got one hell of a cricket brain.
“It is a great opportunity for selectors to see how these youngsters captain their sides because India will be looking for a solid captain for the future,” Shastri said.
“They would be watching the fast bowling department more than anything else as they are going to Australia in four months’ time.”
Shastri and broadcast debutant Suresh Raina are part of the Star Sports Hindi commentary panel. “Could not commentate for five years due to a stupid conflict of interest clause in a stupid constitution,” he said, without naming the BCCI and the Justice RM Lodha Committee’s reforms.
