Indian team The three are currently different captains in all three formats. Young Shubman Gill took over the captaincy of the Test team in place of Rohit Sharma, which has retired from T20 International in addition to the longest format. But the captain of the ODI team is still in Rohit’s hands, while the T20 team is commanded by Suryakumar Yadav.
Rohit (38 years) and Suryakumar (35 years) as captain in limited over cricket do not seem long. In such a situation, let us know which players in the limited over team can take command of the Indian team.
Shubman Gill
The most obvious and perhaps the most likely option Shubman Gill. Historically, India has been giving priority to the same captain in all formats, so Gill can also get the captaincy of ODI and T20 team in future. His performance on Test captaincy debut was excellent, he recently scored 754 runs in the series against England at an average of 75.40.
Since ODI debut, Gill has scored 2775 runs at an average of 60. He has presented a return contender to the T20 team while performing brilliantly in the IPL 2025 season for Gujarat Titans. There is talk of making him the captain of the T20 team for the Asia Cup 2025. After Rohit and Suryakumar are removed from this post, Gill is seen natural successor.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer’s performance in the last two years has been excellent. He first won the IPL 2024 title to Kolkata Knight Riders under his captaincy. The Punjab Kings team then reached the final of IPL 2025, under his leadership, where they lost to RCB. Talking about captaincy, Iyer has more experience than Gill.
The leadership ability in Iyer is coddled, and after getting additional responsibility of captaincy, his game is further enhanced. As it appeared in IPL 2025, where he scored 604 runs at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07. Constant good performance can bring them into the race for captaincy.
Akshar Patel
Akshar Patel was the vice-captain of India in the T20 International Series against England in early 2025 and captained Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. He is an important player of the team in the ODI and T20 teams. Akshar contributed significantly to India’s 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy win. However, in front of Gill and Iyer, they look a little behind in the captaincy race.
