This IPL captain could have filled the place of Rohit-Kohli, but Gambhir’s stubbornness snatched a chance

By Cross Talk India Team On Jun 9, 2025

IPL: After the conclusion of IPL (IPL), from June 20, Team India has to play a five -match Test series against England, for which the Indian cricket team has reached England. Ever since Team India has been announced for the tour of England, coach Gautam has been a topic of serious discussion.

In fact, after the retirement of players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the team that was selected, had a name missing who has a lot of ability to compensate these two players. Despite this, why the decision to guess it was taken, it is not yet understood by the fans.

Rohit- This IPL captain could fill the place of Kohli

The player we are talking about here is no one else, Shreyas Iyer who has proved himself on every occasion. Despite this, coach Gautam Gambhir did not even think about including him on the tour of England. Shreyas Iyer under his captaincy brought Punjab Kings to the final of IPL 2025 (IPL). Although this team could not win the title and had to lose to Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the team’s performance under their captaincy was strong.

Earlier, he has made Kolkata Knight Riders the champion and took Delhi Capitals to the finals in IPL 2020. In such a situation, it is not right to question Iyer’s performance. He is proving himself as a better captain as well as a great batsman who is in good form and is a strong contender to replace Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Test format.

Gautam Gambhir’s stubbornness snatched a chance

When Shreyas Iyer asked Gautam Gambhir about not giving a chance in the team, he clearly defended himself and said in the same word that he is ‘not a selector’. If someone is in a good form, then it can be called in the team anytime. We have the right to choose only 18 players in the team, but I have always believed that it is good to talk openly with the players who are in good form and showing good games.

However, there was a lot of criticism of Indian cricket management and Gautam Gambhir for not joining Shreyas Iyer in the team. In fact, Iyer had worked to score 480 runs in 5 matches of the last season of Ranji Trophy and everyone watched the game in IPL. Despite this, the fans do not like to not give them a chance on the tour of England.