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.

In an interaction with Channel 7, Sunil Gavaskar said that Jasprit Bumrah will be the next captain of the Indian team. This is because he leads from the front and has the air of a leader around him. Gavaskar also pointed out that Bumrah is a leader who does not put a lot of pressure on his players,

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar doesn't want Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli to lead the Indian Test team in the near future.

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.

Sunil Gavaskar backed Jasprit Bumrah to take over as India's Test captain from Rohit Sharma, who chose to drop himself from the last against Australia.