Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah seems to be a robust contender to grow to be vice-captain of the Indian crew, alongside all-rounder Hardik Pandya, for the upcoming Asia Cup in addition to ODI World Cup, beginning October 5. While Pandya has been made the common T20I captain, Bumrah, who has made a world comeback in opposition to Ireland within the ongoing T20I collection that began on Friday, is about to provide powerful competitors to the colorful Baroda all-rounder.

“If you look in terms of leadership seniority, Bumrah is ahead of Pandya as he captained the Test team in 2022. He has also been ODI vice-captain before Pandya during the ODI tour of South Africa.

“Don’t be stunned if you happen to see Bumrah being made ODI deputy to Rohit for each Asia Cup and World Cup. There is a cause why he was handed captaincy in Ireland as a substitute of Ruturaj,” a BCCI source in know of things told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Pandya has had a successful stint as IPL skipper for Gujarat Titans, leading the team to the title in its maiden appearance in 2022 and to runners-up finish in 2023.

However, a lot of people feel that a shrewd tactician like Ashish Nehra has also played a lot of role in Gujarat Titans’ success.

As far as the Indian team is concerned, Pandya lost his first bilateral series (T20I) in the West Indies where some of his decisions like not bowling Axar Patel or bringing Mukesh Kumar at the death were criticised.