Jasprit Bumrah could lead India in Tests, KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant can be limited-overs captain: Uthappa

Uthappa
–
who
is
known
as
‘The
Walking
Assasin’ for
his
tactic
of
charging
the
bowlers
–
recently
joined
ShareChat’s
Audio
Chatroom
session
–
‘CricChat
Powered
by
Parimatch’
and
discussed
the
present
scenario
of
the
cricketing
world.

Speaking
about
the
survival
of
ODIs,
the
former
cricketer
stated
that
ODIs
are
on
the
decline.
“While
T-20
and
Test
cricket
may
continue,
ODI
may
not.”

He
remarked
how
the
game
in
50-over
format
may
get
rather
predictable
and
monotonous
at
times.
He
did,
however,
discuss
the
importance
of
the
opening
and
closing
parts
of
one-day
matches.

While
discussing
the
recent
India-West
Indies
ODI
series,
the
right-handed
batsman
lauded
Sanju
Samson
for
his
wicket-keeping
abilities,
which
helped
Team
India
win
the
series.

When
asked
about
the
recent
controversies
related
to
whether
Virat
Kohli
needs
a
break
from
the
game
or
not,
Uthappa
said
that
he
neither
has
the
authority
nor
any
ground
to
question
the
former
India
captain’s
position
or
his
capacity
to
win
games.
“He’s
a
proven
match
winner
and
one
of
the
best
in
the
world,”
he
added.

Robin
–
who
has
been
playing
under
the
leadership
of
MS
Dhoni
in
the
IPL
for
the
last
couple
of
years
for
the
Chennai
Super
Kings
–
also
discussed
his
relationship
with
the
former
India
captain.
“My
relationship
with
Mahi
goes
beyond
cricket,”
Uthappa
said.

When
asked
about
his
choices
for
India
captaincy
across
all
formats,
the
Karnataka
cricketer
stated,
“According
to
me,
(Jasprit)
Bumrah
would
be
a
great
captain
for
Test
cricket.
For
ODI,
the
choices
would
be
KL
Rahul
or
Rishab
Pant”.

Bumrah
led
Team
India
in
the
rescheduled
fifth
Test
against
England
in
Manchester
last
month
after
regular
skipper
Rohit
Sharma
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
India
may
have
lost
the
game
but
everyone
praised
the
right-arm
quick
for
showing
positive
signs.
Pant
was
captain
of
the
T20I
side
which
came
from
behind
and
defeated
South
Africa
in
the
series
at
home.

Known
to
have
dealt
with
mental
health
issues,
the
cricketer
is
an
inspiration
to
several
cricketers.
He
spoke
about
his
journey
to
recovery
and
why
he
was
always
perceived
as
an
arrogant
personality.
“I
wouldn’t
speak
to
people
because
I
was
dealing
with
a
lot
of
issues
internally,
and
that’s
why
people
thought
of
me
as
arrogant.”