Due to his unhealthy kind in Test cricket, India opener KL Rahul was just 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 exchange Rahul and turn into Rohit Sharma‘s new deputy in the longest format of the game.
Talking about who should be India’s new vice-captain on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan stated Ravindra Jadeja is finest suited to the function. The 42-year-old former cricketer added that Jadeja’s potential to each bat and ball makes him the no. 1 contender for the submit.
“India don’t have a vice-captain. Who can be your next vice-captain? I believe that a player who is captain or vice-captain should be a definite starter in the XI, regardless of whether you play in India or abroad,” stated Harbhajan.
“I think that kind of a player is Ravindra Jadeja. I think the vice-captaincy now should be given to Jadeja because it will give him more responsibility. He has been playing really well. As a senior player, he has played for a long time. He is at the peak of his abilities in his batting and bowling,” he added.
Harbhajan additional hailed Jadeja as the world’s prime all-rounder and said that the latter additionally has the potential to turn into Rohit’s deputy in ODIs.
“I don’t think there is any all-rounder in the world who is better than Ravindra Jadeja. Ben Stokes is in that league, he is also a big-match player. I think if you look at his performance, his batting has clicked. It seems as if he will score in every match. He should get vice-captaincy in Tests. He can get it in ODIs. This is my thought,” added the veteran Punjab cricketer.
Notably, Jadeja was out of motion for the final 5 months following an harm. However, the 34-year-old all-rounder made a powerful comeback within the worldwide enviornment and performed a big function in India’s victory within the first two Tests of the continuing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023. He additionally gained consecutive ‘Player of the Match’ awards for his distinctive efficiency in each matches.
Jadeja will now return to the sphere on Wednesday (March 1) when India faces Australia within the third Test of the four-match BGT 2023.