Nevertheless, Basit Ali, in a video on his YouTube channel, disagreed with Bumrah’s perspective. He emphasised that each Dev and Khan had been appointed as captains solely after they’d established themselves as all-rounders, not simply bowlers.
“About Jasprit Bumrah’s assertion, it is similar to how Babar Azam likes captaincy. In my view, he shouldn’t chase captaincy. He’s a top-class bowler and needs to be focusing simply on that,” Basit stated.Basit additional clarified the excellence between a bowler and an all-rounder relating to management roles, stating, “He gave the examples of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan’s captaincy. Nevertheless, they’d turn into all-rounders, which is why they succeeded as captains. They weren’t appointed captains once they got here into their groups as bowlers. That is the distinction between a bowler and an all-rounder.”
Whereas acknowledging the success of Australian pacer Pat Cummins as a captain, Basit identified that there are only a few quick bowlers who’ve thrived within the function of a captain or coach.
“He additionally spoke about Pat Cummins. Sure, Cummins is an efficient captain, however there are only a few quick bowlers who can turn into a superb coach or captain. My greatest needs to Jasprit Bumrah. There’s a likelihood that he could possibly be made the captain after the Champions Trophy,” Basit added.
Bumrah has beforehand led India as a stand-in captain throughout the one-off Take a look at in opposition to England at Edgbaston in 2022 and in addition captained India to a 2-0 victory in a three-match T20I collection in opposition to Eire final 12 months.