Team India: Team India captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 International after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, now the BCCI will have to find a new T20 captain soon. For a long time, Hardik Pandya is being seen as Rohit Sharma's successor. At the same time, Shubman Gill has been given the command of Team India in the Zimbabwe tour starting from July 6. But there is another player who is a strong contender to become the next captain in T20 International.

MM Dhoni's disciple will become captain

Hardik Pandya was the captain of the Indian team in the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024. This is the reason why he was being seen as the permanent captain of Team India after Rohit Sharma's retirement. But given his injury history, this decision will be very difficult for the BCCI and the selectors. Meanwhile, the name of a close associate of the great Indian captain Mahendra Singh is coming out as the next captain. Let us know who this player is-

This player will become the next captain

Team India's young wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant can take over the reins of T20 International after Rohit Sharma. He has a lot of experience of captaining Delhi Capitals in IPL. He never made Delhi a champion, but he has won the hearts of fans many times with his performance.

Apart from this, Rishabh has learned the tricks of wicketkeeping and captaincy from the great Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. There is a very close relationship between the two and they are often seen together.

Great performance in T20 World Cup

After being a victim of a road accident in December 2022, Rishabh Pant returned to Team India and showed tremendous performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. He scored runs in difficult times and pulled India out of trouble many times. Rishabh scored 171 runs in 8 matches. Apart from this, he also took many match-winning catches while wicketkeeping. In such a situation, he is being seen as a strong contender as the next captain.