I think Gaikwad is a better player: Mishra

Gaikwad can play all three formats: Mishra

Shubman scored 170 runs in 5 games at a strike rate of 125.92

India won the 5-match T-20 series against Zimbabwe under the captainship of Indian batsman Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill even had the distinction of being the first Indian captain to win 4 T-20 games in a series which was held abroad. Former Indian spinner Amit Mishra is, however, of the opinion that Shubman was not the ideal choice for captaincy. “I would not have made him the captain because I saw him in the IPL. Gill doesn’t know how to captain a side, he has no idea about captaincy. Just because he is a part of the Indian team, he shouldn’t be made the captain. Gill has done well in the IPL over the last few seasons, he did fine in the Indian team as well. The Indian team made him the captain as they want to give him leadership experience, which wasn’t visible when he led Gujarat Titans in IPL,” Amit said on a YouTube show. 

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Shubman scored 170 runs in 5 games at a strike rate of 125.92. Indian batsman Rituraj Gaikwad however scored 133 runs in 3 games at a strike rate of 156.4. “Talking about Gill vs Gaikwad; look, I am not a hater of Gill and I like him as a player, but I think Gaikwad is a better player because he is someone who has made runs according to the situations, be it for Chennai or in the Asian Games as India captain. They should have kept Gaikwad as backup in the squad for the T20 World Cup squad because he is a complete player and brings calmness to the team. He does not play any risky shots except when necessary. I think he can play all three formats,” Mishra added.