"Captaincy will bring the best out of him…" Ex-India batting coach Vikram Rathour backs Shubman Gill to become India captain in future

Shubman Gill is the new India vice-captain in white-ball cricket.

Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour strongly feels that Shubman Gill will lead India in all three formats in future.

Recently, the 24-year-old Gill got added to the leadership group of the white-ball teams. He led India in Zimbabwe to a 4-1 T20I series win earlier this month. Then he was named the vice-captain of both ODI and T20I teams for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

Earlier this year, he led in the Indian Premier League for the first time when he captained Gujarat Titans after the departure of Hardik Pandya.

Vikram Rathour, whose tenure as India’s batting coach came to an end at the conclusion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, talked up Gill as India’s future all-format captain.

Speaking with The Indian Express, Rathour said, “Whatever I have seen him, be it for the Gujarat Titans or in Zimbabwe (when Gill led in a T20 series), he did a good job. He has shown terrific body language, which is a must if you are leading a side. Now with the vice-captaincy, the BCCI has given him extra responsibility and I am sure he will thrive in this role.

I think is great for a young kid like Shubman Gill: Vikram Rathour

He reckons being in a leadership role will bring the best out of Gill as a batsman as well, as it did with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

“I feel captaincy brought the best out of Virat and Rohit and I feel it will do the same for Shubman. Although, he is not yet the captain, being in the leadership group will bring the best out of him as well. This is I am very sure off. When you are in that role, leading others, it gives you that extra bit of responsibility, which is good and I think is great for a young kid like Shubman, who one day might lead India in all three formats.”

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