Sunil Gavaskar wants Jasprit Bumrah to become India's next captain following his sensational performance in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The speedster was India's skipper during the only victory in the series, which was in Perth, pushing them to take a 1-0 lead straightaway as the tour began.

Legend Sunil Gavaskar has backed star bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a future captain of the Indian Test team. This comes after Bumrah's phenomenal showing in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, where he took 32 wickets from five matches and was declared Player of the Series.

Sunil Gavaskar wants Jasprit Bumrah to take over India’s captaincy from Rohit Sharma when the time comes. He said that Bumrah has the qualities of a captain and he doesn’t make his teammates feel too ‘pressurised’.

India captain Rohit Sharma, after dropping himself from the last Test of the BGT series, bravely declared that he just stood down and isn't going anywhere

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is in awe of Jasprit Bumrah`s leadership qualities and reckons the peerless fast bowler will succeed Rohit Sharma as the next captain of the Indian team following his extraordinary display in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

It is quite well-established that has been the person to go to, to address any sort of crisis being faced by the Indian side over the years. The pacer has delivered the goods on several occasions. The 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy saw him sparkle throughout the series.